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dc.titleSecondary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Challenge of Growth and Reform
dc.contributor.authorWolff, Laurence
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Claudio de Moura
dc.contributor.orgunitSustainable Development Department
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-08-02T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2000-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the current status of secondary education in Latin America in the context of world-wide economic changes and identifies a wide variety of policy options for ensuring that secondary education can play a positive role in the region's economic and social development. The paper begins with a review of the current situation with regard to quality, efficiency, equity, costs, and structure using a variety of statistical, analytical, and anecdotal sources. It continues with a summary of policy options with regard to quality improvement and quantitative expansion, including scenarios for meeting financial needs. An annex provides a detailed planning exercise estimating, on a country by country basis, the costs of meeting both quantitative and qualitative goals.
dc.format.extent57
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008795
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Secondary-Education-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-The-Challenge-of-Growth-and-Reform.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPrimary and Secondary Education
dc.subjectSchool-to-Work Transition
dc.subjectVocational and Technical Education
dc.subject.keywordsInequality;educational assessment;education technology;education research;education financing;education management;Education;education cost-effectiveness;Labor Markets;education planning;secondary education;Children and Youth
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
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