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Indigenous population and differences in access to primary education in Bolivia
The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is pleased to present you with a new policy paper:
(Español en la parte inferior)
Indigenous population and differences in access to primary education in Bolivia by Wilson Jiménez and Miguel Veras
In the last few years, the gap in access to primary education between indigenous and non-indigenous populations has been decreasing in Bolivia. Proof of this is found in primary education enrolment rates for children that have learned to speak in an indigenous language and those that learned to speak in Spanish; the difference between these rates has fallen from six to three percentage points. However, the differences in Grade 8 completion rates between these two groups persist.
Even though enduring access problems are being addressed by existing policies, these appear to be insufficient to deal with the division between urban and rural areas. Policy recommendations are put forward based on this diagnostic.
To learn more about FOCAL’s Education project, please contact Ronald Rojas, Project Manager at rrojas@focal.ca.
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Población indígena y diferencias en el acceso a la educación primaria en Bolivia
Wilson Jiménez y Miguel Veras
https://focal.ca/pdf/Jimenez_SP.pdf
En los últimos años, la brecha en el acceso a la educación primaria entre la población indígena y la no indígena se está reduciendo en Bolivia. Ello se demuestra a partir de la estimación de la diferencia en la matriculación en la educación primaria entre niños que declaran haber aprendido a hablar en idiomas nativos y niños que declaran haberlo hecho en castellano; esta diferencia pasó de seis a tres puntos porcentuales. Sin embargo, las diferencias en la tasa de término del octavo de primaria se mantienen.
A pesar de que los problemas de acceso escolar están siendo abordados por las políticas existentes, estas propuestas parecen insuficientes en lo que se refiere a la división entre los sistemas urbano y rural. Por ello, se plantean recomendaciones de políticas públicas acordes a este diagnóstico.
Para mayor información sobre el Proyecto de Educación de FOCAL, por favor contáctese con Ronald Rojas, Gerente de Proyecto: rrojas@focal.ca.
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