The vast majority of Guatemalan workers have not completed elementary education. The average schooling is 5.6 years.
The results of the National Survey of Employment and Income (ENEI 2010) done by the National Statistics Institute (INE), also reveals that education of Guatemalan workers has not improved over the last six years.
"The situation gets worse in rural areas, while workers in metropolitan zones have an average of 8.35 years of schooling; rural areas have averaged just 3.8 years of education. The remaining urban workers have an average of 6.36 years of schooling," Lorena Alvarez writes for Elperiodico.com.gt.
The loan will assist in preservation of health and education in the event of natural disasters.
This emergency project will provide funds to pay salaries of health workers and teachers in the poorest municipalities of the country, assisting in keeping health centers and care facilities operational and to ensure educational coverage for 2.8 million children, while the government uses financial resources for reconstruction efforts.
A new global survey reveals, surprisingly, that Latin Americans are much more satisfied with public education in their countries compared to those in other nations.
85% of Costa Ricans, 84% of Venezuelans, 82% of Cubans, 80% of Nicaraguans, 77% of Salvadorans, and more than 72% of Colombians, Hondurans, Panamanians, Bolivians, Uruguayans, and Paraguayans said that they are satisfied with public education in their respective countries.