Education in El Salvador
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Education in El Salvador follows a (1 or 2) -9-2-5 system:
However, the national educational system is not the only one available.
Pre-university education is not free. The State provides public education
for which a fee is paid if the person paying can afford it and only one payment per family is made (i.e. siblings pay only one fee). Public education
is nevertheless inconstant in quality, being even extremely poor in rural areas and not so good in urban areas.
The University of El Salvador
(UES) is the largest of the three public Universities in the country.
In 2010, the literacy rate was 82% for both sexes.
In 1992 the Ministry of Education under Cecilia Gallardo de Cano embarked on a program of reform of basic education.
- One or two years of preschool (called kinder, short for kindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
), which are not part of the State's Educational SystemEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
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- Nine years of Basic EducationPrimary educationA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
divided in three Cycles of three grades each:- 1st Cycle: from 1st to 3rd grades,
- 2nd Cycle: from 4th to 6th grades,
- 3rd Cycle: from 7th to 9th grades, which is a transition time between primaryPrimary educationA primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary educationSecondary educationSecondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
/high schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
(e.g. specialized teachers for each assignment).
- Two (or an optional three years technical program) of Middle EducationHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
:- Two year General Bachelor's Degree (High school Degree)
- (or an optional) Three year Technical Bachelor's Degree (Technical High school degree) (e.g. Accountancy, Computer Science, Secretary Degree, etc.)
- Five years (minimum) of universityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
or other tertiary educationTertiary educationTertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
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However, the national educational system is not the only one available.
Pre-university education is not free. The State provides public education
Public education
State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,In much of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the terms 'public education', 'public school' and 'independent school' are used for private schools, that is, schools...
for which a fee is paid if the person paying can afford it and only one payment per family is made (i.e. siblings pay only one fee). Public education
Public education
State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,In much of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the terms 'public education', 'public school' and 'independent school' are used for private schools, that is, schools...
is nevertheless inconstant in quality, being even extremely poor in rural areas and not so good in urban areas.
The University of El Salvador
University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador is the oldest and one of the most prominent university institutions in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country...
(UES) is the largest of the three public Universities in the country.
In 2010, the literacy rate was 82% for both sexes.
In 1992 the Ministry of Education under Cecilia Gallardo de Cano embarked on a program of reform of basic education.