Education

Data and research on early childhood and schools, childhood education and care, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Education GPS, Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), The SENDDD-Americas project provides the opportunity of creating a system of Indicators on students with disabilities, difficulties and disadvantages that will apply across the Americas (North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands, and South America).

Latin America's education systems suffer from low levels of learning, limited opportunities for the poor, bureaucratic paralysis and chronic conflicts with teachers' unions. The solutions are neither magical nor beyond human capability: taking action to establish standards of performance and quality, improving the teaching profession and increasing spending for the neediest are key to ameliorating education in the region.

Participation in higher education increased dramatically across Latin America and the Caribbean from 1970 to 2000 and is currently estimated at 11 - 12% of global enrolment.

Universities in South America Map showing the educational Institutions in South American Countries. Get list of universities in South American Countries.

Can Schools Make Any Difference? By Fernando Reimers More Latin Americans are living in poverty than twenty years ago, despite the region's economic growth. The poor generally are still illiterate or barely literate.

Gabriel Zinny discusses the challenges for education in Latin America and argues that promoting innovation through private-public partnerships is the key reshaping the region's education sector.

More Latin Americans are being educated, but not well.

Inequality continues to be the topic of discussion around the world and especially in Latin America. It is not surprising that Latin American educational results are also some of the worst around the world.

Worldfund is a non-profit organization, founded in 2002. Worldfund's vision is for every child in Latin America to benefit from exceptional educators who inspire them to learn the skills necessary for dignified work and life. Inspiring Teachers

Despite significant progress, education coverage remains a challenge in Latin America.