Bolivian Education System
At first glance, the Bolivian education system comes out almost flawed in a way. After doing some simple research into the system, I discovered that the physical school time that the students are spending in the class room is split into shifts, a morning and an afternoon, which compresses everything and leaves little time for the little details that make education a little more enjoyable
The school system has to deal with this high compression mainly because of the fact that most of the public schools in the country are severely underfunded and in dire need of repair. The economic status of the country has forced the government to make cuts to the budget and the school systems were one of the first things to receive cuts. The first six years of school for a child in Bolivia is free and therefore compulsory. Although, in practice, about 20 percent of children do not receive an education. The four years of secondary education are not compulsory, and less than a quarter of young adults attend, and those that do go to secondary education usually attend a private school. This creates a situation that trends to be slightly skewed to the advantage of people already in the upper classes that can afford private education for their children. When it comes to the college education system, the numbers become even lower for attendance. Again this has much to do with the financial standing of the student’s family. Most of the small student body is from upper class families. |