Education

The educational model of Colombia resembles that of the

Netherlands. Colombia works with a primary and a secondary school.
In 1886 in the law is included that education is regulated by the
Ministry of Education. There is also a law that 10% of the budget of
the government must be spent on education. The language of
instruction is Spanish. There are schools in which instruction is in
English, German or French, but these are private schools and must be
paid for. Most Colombians can't pay that much.
Textbooks are not issued by the school or put on loan by the school.
People must buy their own books. At the time a school has a
particular method (book) it is used for about 3 years. Books are
available in local bookstores.
In Colombia the primary and secondary education use a uniform. This is so that all children have
the same clothes. So you cannot identify if someone is from a family wich is rich or poor.
Primary school (Educacin bsica primaria) 6-12
Children between 6 and 12 years go to primary school. This school is free. In 2001, 86.7% of
children attending this school. 89% of these children succeed. In 2002 a rule changed that up
to 5% of students at a school may sit a year. Because of this people automatically go to the
next year. As regards the delay whatsoever so. This rule tries to push de costs down for the
goverment.

Secondary education (Educacin secundaria) 12-16
After primary school children go to secondary school. This takes just
as in the Netherlands four years. The first two years is generally, the
last 2 years attempting to form a career. The problem is that only
people with a reasonable income are able to move their children
to the university for further study.
University (Educacin universitaria)
The University has two types of courses. For those with a
certificate or people still need to get a certificate.
A graduate in Colombia takes 5 years. Have you finished
university you get a master's or doctoral title. Also you can go to
the university for refresher courses, but you must already have a
diploma. You are then a few weeks or months in university to
learn new things or to keep up with your profession.
Technical training
After the secundary education you can do a technical training. This is between 2 to 3 years
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look in a classroom in an elemntary
school in Colombia
looking in a classroom in an
elementary school in Colombia
2 children in a school uniform in
Colombia