EDUCATION IN GUATEMALA

GENERAL FACTSo Area: 108,890 km²

oPopulation (2013 est.): 15.47 million

o Languages: Spanish 60% and Indigenous languages 40%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rO5Yd5YRPY Its a beautiful country, with many amazing places to

visit…

PUBLIC EDUCATION oFree and compulsory oFacilitiesoAverage of 4.1 years of school per student o26% are illiterate oInequality between boys and girls oNo accountability oTeachers Unions

CHARITIES AND CHURCHES

http://www.eftc.org.uk/

PRIVATE EDUCATION oPrivate sector plays a big role oLow-middle class to high class oA year in the high class could cost up to £8,000oNew methodologies are emerging

MY EDUCATION

oPrivate School oFrom pre-school to High School oNational curriculumoAmerican curriculum