Bolivia+La+Educación

6.3% of GDP (2006)
====**El país en comparación al mundo:** [|25] ====

====  The public education system in Bolivia is in a general state of disarray. Unfortunately, the Bolivian government does not dedicate sufficient funds to provide higher salaries for quality teachers, maintain and furnish schools and classrooms, or provide necessary supplies and meals equally to all students, and no public schools in Bolivia provide buses or any other form of transportation. Extra-curricular activities such as sports are virtually non-existent although most schools do promote social certain social gatherings and celebrate specific holidays.  The government set a public education curriculum that all public schools (called "colegios fiscales") and private schools (called "colegios particulares") must follow. A large education reform program was initiated in an attempt to improve the quality of public education called the Reforma Educativa. Many changes were made to the state curriculum. In addition, this reform mandates certain minimal requirements to ensure schools in rural areas of Bolivia are given a fair shake, including an obligation for all public university students preparing to be teachers to work in schools in rural or other underprivileged areas. There has been progress, but in general, most Bolivian public schools in both urban and rural areas are still very inadequate. ====