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of
Education
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El
Salvador
Status
of
Education
in
El
Salvador
Myranda Banos
Arizona State University
Status
of
Education
in
El
Salvador
The United Nations Secretary- Generals Global Initiative on Education has three
top priorities. These three priorities are to expand access to education, improve the
quality of learning, and foster global citizenship. (Global Education). These Priorities
are; put every child in school, improve the quality of learning, and foster global
citizenship. School in El Salvador is free until they graduate High School. However the
cost to keep a child in school throughout El Salvador is costly, due to mandatory
school
uniforms,
monthly
fees
and
basic
supplies
are
often
beyond
the
means
of
rural
families
(Tailored
for
Education).
In
20013
El
Salvador
implemented
the
National
Youth
Policy.
This
policy
offers
long,
medium
and
short
terms
goals.
It
details
six
priority
areas
of
intervention
(YouthPolicy).
These
six
priorities
somewhat
coincide
with
the
three
priorities
from
the
Global
initiative
on
Education.
The
six
priorities
are;
Education,
Employment,
Healthcare,
Culture,
Prevention,
and
Youth
participation.
These
priorities
are
defined
as
Fundamental
rights
of
young
people
on
the
Youth
Policy
website.
(YouthPolicy).
After
primary
and
secondary
schools,
El
Salvador
has
twenty-three
Universities
throughout
the
country.
The
oldest
university
is
El
Salvador
University,
which
was
founded
in
1841.(Classbase).
El
Salvador
is
one
of
few
rural
countries
where
education
is
open
to
both
male
and
female
students.
The
average
percentage
for
male
students
in
a
secondary
educational
setting
is
54%,
and
the
average
percentage
for
female
student
in
a
El Salvador can use a little push to be on track with the three UN Global
initiatives.
There
still
needs
to
bee
improvement
with
their
quality
of
education,
making
it
mandatory
for
student
to
attend
schools.
Many
children
will
leave
throughout
their
educational
career
because
of
family
matters,
or
lack
of
motivation
and
that
is
possible
in
the
Salvadorian
school
system.
If
school
was
made
mandatory,
there
would
be
a
bigger
percentage
rate
in
students
attending
and
succeeding
in
school.
El
Salvador
is
on
track
with
making
education
free
for
students,
however
I
believe
there
needs
to
be
more
schools
throughout
El
Salvador
to
encourage
attendance
and
being
easily
accessible
for
students.
El
Salvador
is
on
the
right
track
in
fostering
global
citizenship.
Salvadorians
are
able
to
resolve
challenges
that
are
presented
throughout
the
21st
Century
by
using
technology
and
other
resources
given
to
them.
Overall
El
Salvador
needs
help
in
improving
their
top
three
priorities
within
the
country
itself.
References
Priorities. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2016, from
http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/priorities.html
El Salvador. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2016, from http://tailoredforeducation.org/ourprojects/el-salvador/
Education System in El Salvador. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2016, from
http://www.classbase.com/countries/El-Salvador/Education-System
El Salvador | Factsheets | Youthpolicy.org. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2016, from
http://www.youthpolicy.org/factsheets/country/el-salvador/