It presents figures for 19 countries gathered over the 1998 (or 1998 - 1999) school year from national and other sources including the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and covers access and participation of pupils and students from early childhood to tertiary level in both public and private education, teaching staff and education expenditure.
UNESCO: HIGH DROP OUT AND REPETITION RATES SHOW QUALITY TO BE A CONCERN IN LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS