El problema del analfabetismo en Guatemala

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Según Las Naciones Unidas el reto más intruso y desafiante en el mundo de hoy es la inseguridad. La inseguridad puede significar diferentes cosas a diferentes personas, pero en todo los partes del mundo es un obstáculo muy grande que necesitamos superar. En las regiones diferentes del mundo, la manera en que la gente puede superar este estorbo es diferente, pero todas necesitan enfocar en un factor muy importante: la educación.

En latinoamérica, la educación necesita ser más desarrollado. La situación es muy grave con mucha gente sin educación. En todo latinoamérica, solamente 85 por ciento de la gente son alfabetizados. Además, el problema es más grave en Guatemala donde no más que 70 por ciento de la gente puede leer. (UNDP, 2004) Este ensayo va a discutir el contraste entre Guatemala y los otros países en latinoamérica, las desventajas que tiene la población indígena en este país, y las desventajas que tienen los pobres. Después, voy a discutir algunas maneras en que se puede mejorar la situacion del analfabetismo en Guatemala. (Todos los datos son tomados del estudio de los jóvenes indígenas en Guatemala por Paracca, Hallman, Catino y Ruiz [2006] a menos que se indique lo contrario).

En un estudio de la UNESCO (2004) se llama, <>, se compara los países latinoamericanos con respecto a la educación. En casi todos los casos Guatemala fue en el último lugar, o en el penúltimo lugar. Este estudio muestra que Guatemala tiene solamente 68.5 por ciento del alfabetismo, y que 84.3 por ciento de los ninos en la edad escolar registran para la escuela primaria. Esos números son bastantes bajos para este parte del mundo. En la escuela secundaria, hay 37.0 por ciento de estudiantes que registra...

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...as mayas: los efectos de género, etnia, pobreza, y la residencia en la educación en Guatemala (pp. 145-175). Nueva York: Consejo de Población.

Mensch, B. 2005. "La transición a la boda." En CB Lloyd, ed, Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

Stromquist, N. P., S. Klee y S.J. Miske. 1999. Mejorar la educación de las niñas en Guatemala: Evaluación de Impacto. Informe PN-ACA-919. Washington, DC: Agencia de los EE.UU. para el Desarrollo Internacional.

UNDP (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo), (2004) Informe Regional de Desarrollo Humano 2004: Latinoamérica. Nueva York, N. Y.: Oxford University Press.

UNESCO (Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura), (2004). La Educación Para Todos: el imperativo Informe (2 ed.). París: UNESCO.

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