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Education in Guatemala is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education which oversees formulating, implementing and supervising the national educational policy. According to the Constitution of Guatemala, education is compulsory and free in public schools for the initial, primary and secondary levels. There is a five-tier system of ...
Intercultural bilingual education in Guatemala was begun as part of a 20th-century educational reform effort intended to promote the country's cultural diversity. The programs merge Mayan language and culture with Spanish language and Ladino culture, a shift from the assimilation policy of educational programs promoting Spanish literacy which ...
Secondary education participation is around 17%. [3] 30.3% of youth are married by the age of 18. [1] Poverty and inequality affect a youth's access to healthcare. [4] Females experience less access to health care and education than males. [5] The lack of adequate nutrition and health care in Guatemala has
While there is a positive GDP growth of 4.5 percent in that same fiscal year in Guatemala, [1] it has done little to reduce poverty. With economic growth bearing no absolute causality on poverty reduction, there is a need for the social determinants of poverty to be looked into.
The countries of the region show wide differences in their averages and gaps in completion rates, especially at the secondary level. While on average 55% of youth in the region complete the first cycle of secondary education, in countries such as Guatemala and Nicaragua this estimation falls to 30%. In Chile, it approaches 80%.
Charles County Public Schools District special education teacher Katie Schneider informed parents in an email that the group was denied service. Schneider said the group was told that the ...
Vice President Kamala Harris' flight to Guatemala was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews due to technical issues. Harris is making her first foreign visit to Guatemala, to have talks about ...
This category collects all articles about education in Guatemala. Please use the respective subcategories. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 ...