Education Oaxaca

uabjo school of languages.

while educational system of state provides services 1.1 million students in 12,244 schools, 54,274 teachers, mexican government agency conapo ranks oaxaca third marginalized state in mexico, based on factors such education , housing. 80% of municipalities of state not meet minimum requirements these services. sierra sur , la mixteca regions has number of municipalities in category. average child in oaxaca attends school 6.39 years, below national average of 8 years.

primary education

in rural areas of state, there extremely limited education offerings beyond elementary school. indigenous people comprise 33% of state population, of 5% ever attain education beyond primary grade levels. in addition, 90% of indigenous teachers not have satisfactory academic backgrounds.

concerning general population, of aged 15 years or older have finished primary school, completion of secondary school below national average. on 21% of population illiterate, above national average of 12.4%. 45% of on 15 years of age have not finished primary school. small minority of population has professional aspirations 6.7% attaining studies @ bacchelaurate level or above.

higher education

the cultural universitario & rectoria on main campus of universidad autónoma benito juárez de oaxaca.

higher level education in oaxaca has traditionally been limited few schools, although changing. largest university in state benito juárez autonomous university of oaxaca (uabjo), located in capital city of oaxaca de juarez. founded in 1827 oaxacan institute arts , sciences, today uabjo offers widest range of curricula in state. in addition standard undergraduate studies, specialized schools such uabjo school of medicine , uabjo school of law offer advanced academic degrees (i.e. juris doctorate, m.d., phd) in respective fields. other universities instituto tecnológico de oaxaca, offers several undergraduate , graduate level programs, , universidad de la sierra juárez, opened in 2005 provide higher education underserved rural areas in sierra juarez mountains. uabjo has expanded educational offerings, in coordination unam offers type of open , distance education.

in addition there suneo university system. 2 of largest institutions of system universidad tecnológica de la mixteca (utm) , universidad del mar (umar). first offers bachelor s, master s , postgraduate courses in areas of computing, electronics, design , business studies, while second offers undergraduate , master s degrees in areas of social sciences , marine sciences.