NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Education in Colombia

Education in Colombia comprehends the formal and non-formal education. Formal education is composed of nursery school, elementary school, high school and technical instruction and college education. The basic goal expected for the average citizen is of 11 grades (elementary school and mid highschool). The covering of basic education for the state institutions is about 50%. The private institutions cover the other 50% and most of the technical and university formation, due to the scarcity of public resources destined to education.^[1] Child picking up book. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... College (Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...

Nursery school

Most of the children under 5 years are provided of daycare and nursery school in "Hogares Comunitarios" (community homes) sponsored by the National Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF acronym in Spanish), where mothers from the community take care of their own children, as the children from the immediate neighborhood. When the children learn to read and write, they usually are transferred to the elementary school. There are also a large number of private kindergarten facilities, but most of the times the high fees are very restrictive to the average family.^[2]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Elementary school

Elementary school last five years and is meant to provide the basic skills to achieve non-qualified jobs. Primary education is free and compulsory for nine years for children between 6 and 12 years of age. The net primary enrollment (percentage of relevant age-group) in 2001 was 86.7 percent. The completion rate (percentage of age-group) for children attending elementary school (primaria) in 2001 totaled 89.5 percent. In many rural areas, teachers are poorly qualified, and only five years of primary school are offered. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... photography of children story book by Rafael Pombo illustrated by Lorenzo jaramillo, 1901. ... A primary school in ÄŒeskÃ½ TÄ›Å¡Ãn, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... Compulsory education is education which children are required by law to receive and governments to provide. ...

Due to the insufficiency of the existing institutions to accomplish the full coverage of the children population, the public educative system has adopted the "automatic promotion" as standar practice, meaning that the children are promoted to the next grade no matter the achievement of goals, whit the purpose of avoid extra years of occupancy in the educative

High school

Secondary education is divided in basic secondary (grades 6th to 9th) and mid secondary (grades 10th and 11th). Net secondary enrollment in 2001 was 53.5 percent. School life expectancy in 2001 was 11.1 years. An incomplete list of schools in Colombia: BogotÃ¡ Gimnasio la MontaÃ±a Colegio Hacienda los Alcaparros Instituto de la Virgen de FÃ¡tima Aspaen Gimnasio Iragua Colegio Militar Caldas Colegio Rochester Liceo Alberto Merani Liceo FrancÃ©s Luis Pasteur Colegio JordÃ¡n de Sajonia Colegio Nueva Granada Colegio Los Nogales...

University education

Superior education is divided into under-graduate degrees and post-graduate degrees and is regulated by the 30th law of 1992. Most of the university degrees are five years long. Technical formation usually lasts 3 years. Post-graduate education includes masters degrees and doctorates. A complete list of universities and colleges can be found at the following site: Universidades y Centros de EducaciÃ³n Superior (Universities and Higher Education Institutions) This is a partial list of Colombian universities: Universidad del Cauca (Popayan). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 Ã— 1224 pixels, file size: 352 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The name of this media object is misspelled, incomplete, misleading, cryptic, or does not conform to an established naming convention. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 Ã— 1224 pixels, file size: 352 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The name of this media object is misspelled, incomplete, misleading, cryptic, or does not conform to an established naming convention. ... For other uses, see Che (disambiguation). ... The Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia) is the main university of Colombia. ... For other uses, see BogotÃ¡ (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Non-formal education

Non-formal education is reglamented by law 1064 of 2006 and the 2020 decrete of 2006. The non-formal education does not provide a degree, but provides skills and talents to improve the level of subsistence. It includes the education provided by the enterprises to their employees. The Colombian government promotes this kind of education as an alternative for the university education, which is not accessible for the majority. Some institutions that provide this services are : SENA (national service of learning); CESDE; ANDAP; INCAP; ASENOF among others. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Non profit organizations working to fill the education gap in Colombia

There are hundreds of well run non profits in Colombia that are helping close the education gap. To support their efforts, the Colombian diaspora has begun to organize and channel resources to them from the United States. One of the largest examples is the Genesis Foundation. The Genesis Foundation is a non profit organization that gives quality education to disadvantaged children and chance for a successful future. ...

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Categories: Education in Colombia | Science and technology in Colombia Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Colombia. ... // Main article: Indigenous peoples in Colombia The Zipa used to cover his body in gold and, from his raft, he offered treasures to the Guatavita goddess in the middle of the sacred lake. ... This is a timeline of Colombian history. ... The Indigenous peoples in Colombia (pueblos indÃgenas in Spanish) comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the countrys present territory prior to its discovery by Europeans around 1500. ... Spanish conquest of the Chibchan Nations refers to the conquest by the Spanish monarchy of the Chibchan speaking nations, mainly the Muiscas and Taironas that inhabited what is nowadays Colombia to eventually begin the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ... New Kingdom of Granada Capital Santa Fe de BogotÃ¡ Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy Historical era Spanish Empire - Established 16th century - Disestablished 1819 Currency Real The New Kingdom of Granada (Spanish: Nuevo Reino de Granada) was the name given to a group of 16th century Spanish colonial... The Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given to a group of colonial provinces in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia. ... BolÃvars War refers to a series of independence wars in South America from 1811 to 1825 led by the famous South American nationalist and general SimÃ³n BolÃvar. ... Capital SantafÃ© de BogotÃ¡ Language(s) Spanish (de facto) Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic First President - 1810 JosÃ© Miguel Pey y GarcÃa de Andrade History - Independence Declared July 20, 1810 - Confederacy formed October 4, 1812 - Reconquest by Spain September 3, 1816 Currency Real Categories: | | | | | | | | | ... Gran Colombia Capital BogotÃ¡ Language(s) Spanish Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic History - Established December 17, 1819 - Disestablished November 19, 1831 Gran Colombia (Spanish for Great Colombia) is a name used today for the Republic of Colombia of the period 1819-1831. ... Motto: Libertad y Orden (Spanish: Liberty and Order) Location of the Republic of the New Granada shown in green Capital Santa Fe de BogotÃ¡ Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic History - The Granadine Convention stablishes the new Federal Republic. ... Motto: Libertad y Orden (Spanish: Liberty and Order) Location of the Granadine Confederation shown in green Capital Santa Fe de BogotÃ¡ Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic President - 1858-1861 Mariano Ospina RodrÃguez - 1861 BartolomÃ© Calvo - 1861-1863 TomÃ¡s Cipriano de Mosquera History - New constitution May 22, 1858 - Constitutional... Capital BogotÃ¡ Religion Roman Catholic Government Republic History - Established 1863 - Rionegro Constitution 1863 - Disestablished 1886 The United States of Colombia is the name adopted in 1863 through the Rionegro Constitution for the nation which had been known as the Republic of New Grenada since the dissolution of the federation of... Combatants Colombian Liberal Party Colombian Conservative Party Commanders Rafael Uribe Uribe BenjamÃn Herrera PrÃ³spero PinzÃ³n RamÃ³n GonzÃ¡lez Valencia Pedro Nel Ospina The Thousand Days War (1899-1902) (Spanish: Guerra de los Mil Dias), was a civil armed conflict in the newly created Republic of Colombia... The Separation of Panama from Colombia Spanish: (November 3, 1903) refers to the separation and independence of the Department of Panama from the Republic of Colombia to create the Republic of Panama. ... Colombia-Peru War theater of operations. ... La Violencia (literally The Violence, in Spanish) is a term that refers to an era of civil conflict in Colombia between supporters of the Colombian Liberal PartybobColombian Conservative Party, a conflict which took place roughly from 1948 to 1958 (exact dates vary). ... National Front (Spanish: 1958-1974) was a period in the history of Colombia in which the two main political parties; Liberal Party and Conservative Party agreed to let the opposite party govern, intercalating for a period of four presidential terms. ... Colombian Armed Conflict or Colombian Civil War are terms that are employed to refer to the current low intensity conflict in Colombia that has existed since approximately 1964 or 1966, which was when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and later the National Liberation Army (ELN) were founded and... Plate tectonics within Colombia. ... The Natural Regions of Colombia are five natural regions comprised by primarily the Colombian Andes mountain range pertaining to the Andes, the Caribbean region pertaining to the area contiguous to the Caribbean sea, the Pacific region contiguous to the Pacific Ocean, the Amazon region part of the Amazon rainforest and... Caribbean Region The Caribbean Region or Caribbean Coast Region is a natural region of Colombia mainly composed of eight departments located near the Caribbean Sea coast. ... Map of Colombia subdivided into five regions; The Pacific Region covering the western part of the country bordering the Pacific Ocean. ... The Andean Region of Colombia is the most populated zone of the country and is located in north part of the Andes. ... The Amazon Region in Colombia The AmazonÃa Region is a region in southern Colombia. ... Map of Colombia subdivided into five regions; The OrinoquÃa Region covering the eastern part of the country, predominantly plains. ... Insular Region The Insular Region is considered by some as a geopolitical region of Colombia which comprises the areas outside the continental territories of Colombia and includes the San AndrÃ©s y Providencia Department in the Caribbean sea and the Malpelo and Gorgona Islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Map of Colombia This is a list of cities and towns in Colombia: Arauca, Arauca Armenia Barrancabermeja, Santander Barranquilla, AtlÃ¡ntico Bello, Antioquia BogotÃ¡ or BogotÃ¡ D.C.(Capital) Bucaramanga, Santander Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca Cali or Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Cartagena de Indias, BolÃvar CÃºcuta... The Atrato River of Northwestern Colombia This is a list of rivers in Colombia. ... The Pink Dolphin of Amazon river is an endangered specie The Fauna of Colombia is characterized by a high biodiversity, with the highest rate of species by area unit worldwide[1]. // Yellow-eared parrot is an endemic specie which only lives in a 20km2 area in Cocora valley Colombia has... The Flora of Colombia is characterized by a high biodiversity, with the highest rate of species by area unit worldwide. ... Environmental issues in Colombia was codified in the 1991 constitution with new environmental protection legislation, including the creation of specially protected zones, of which more than 200 were created in the early 1990s, mostly in forest areas and national parks. ... The Executive Branch of Government in Colombia is one of the three branches of the government of Colombia under the Constitutional provision of separation of powers. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... The Vice President of Colombia is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of Colombia upon certain absences or death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Colombia is part of the excecutive power, and according to the presidential orientation of the Colombian Constitution of 1991, its a cabinet of advicers to the President of Colombia. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ... The Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia. ... The Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: CÃ¡mara de Representantes) is the lower house of the Congress of Colombia. ... Superior Council of Judicature (Spanish: ) is Colombian institution part of the judicial branch of Colombia in charge of adopting a yearly report which is presented to the Congress of Colombia with a detailed report on justice handling in Colombia. ... Not to be confused with Inspector General of Colombia. ... The Supreme Court of Colombia is the highest judicial body in Colombia and leads the judicial branch of the Government of Colombia. ... The Constitutional Court of Colombia is the highest entity in the judicial branch of government in the Republic of Colombia in charge of safeguarding the integrity and supremacy of the Colombian Constitution of 1991 within the Constitutional laws. ... Not to be confused with Attorney General of Colombia. ... Location of the urban area of Bogota (red) and the Capital District (dark gray) within the Cundinamarca Department. ... Colombia is a unitary republic conformed by 32 departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. ... Below the departments Colombia is divided into municipalities (municipios). ... Corregimiento is a term used in Colombia to define a subdivision of Colombian departments. ... Colombia seeks diplomatic and commercial relations with all countries, regardless of their ideologies or political or economic systems. ... The Colombian National Police (Spanish: PolicÃa Nacional de Colombia) is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia. ... Constitutional Reforms Colombias present constitution, enacted on July 4, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an accusatorial system which ultimately is to replace entirely the existing Napoleonic Code. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Colombia gives information on election and election results in Colombia. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberalism by country | Colombian political parties ... Bolivar is the image in which conservatism in Colombia creates its ideologies: the ideals of this great character were used by many years on the different conservative movements. ... Guerrilla movements in Colombia refers to the origins, development and actions of guerrilla movements in the Republic of Colombia. ... Paramilitarism in Colombia refers to the origin and development of paramilitary groups in Colombia during the 20th century. ... Communications in Colombia Telephones - main lines in use: 7,500. ... List of Colombian companies: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... ISO 4217 Code COP User(s) Colombia Inflation 4. ... Family in absolute poverty. ... Demographics of Colombia, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... The largest concentration of people of Colombian origin in a foreign country is located in Queens Emigration from Colombia is determined by economic, social, and security issues linked mainly to the Colombian armed conflict. ... The Caro y Cuervo Institute in BogotÃ¡ promotes the good use of spanish in Colombia The Colombian spanish language is the variation of Spanish language spoken in Colombia, which have some distinctive features in comparison to the Spanish spoken in Spain and in other countries of Latin America. ... Health care in Colombia refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions in the Republic of Colombia. ... Metropolitan Areas of Colombia is the name of the regions conformed legally by an urban center and some metropolitan municipalities in the Republic of Colombia. ... According to the U.S. Department of Stateâ€™s 2003 human rights report, Colombiaâ€™s human rights record, despite significant improvements by police and military forces in some areas, remained poor. ... Stacks of Cocaine. ... // Key issues in the water and sanitation sector in Colombia include: (i) insufficient service coverage, in particular in rural areas; (ii) inadequate quality of water and sanitation services. ... Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez (b. ... CENICAFE is an important center in Colombian coffee research Science and technology in Colombia refers to the development of scientific research and technological innovation in Colombia, and how these in turn affect Colombian society, politics, and culture. ... The research of Malaria and other tropical diseases are important health issues in Colombia. ... The Architecture of Colombia is, with the exception of that of the indigenous peoples, closely linked to the techniques and styles developed in Europe and more recently with the United States. ... Estudiante Muerto by Alejandro ObregÃ³n, oil on canvas, 1956. ... Poporo Quimbaya, phytomorphic (fruit-shaped) lime container, gold, 300 BCE - 1000 CE. Colombian handicraft history can be traced back to the stone age to the lithic instruments in El Abra stadial. ... // The first meal of the day is breakfast and is eaten upon rising. ... Bogota colombia (Spanish:Carnaval de BogotÃ¡) in August 6 for the citys centenary of Hispanic foundation, includes masquerades, krewes and dances parades at the same time or after 5 days takes place the Summer festival which is a group of activities, concerts and sports events in all the city... Carnaval de Barranquilla Marimonda characters. ... Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez for his masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude The Colombian literature, as an expression of the Culture of Colombia, is halfblooded, tropical and diverse due to the struggle between the Spanish, African and Native American heritages. ... Modern Colombian music is a mixture of African, native Indigenous and European (especially Spanish) influences, as well as more modern American and Caribbean musical forms, such as Trinidadian, Cuban, and Jamaican. ... The following are public holidays in Colombia: Ano Nuevo (New Years Day) (January 1) DÃa de los Reyes Magos (Epiphany) (January 6*) DÃa de San JosÃ© (St. ... Map of Colombia Tourism in Colombia has grown in the last few years with the increase in safety and growth in the economy. ... The nationa symbols of Colombia represent the identity of the South American country of Colombia. ... Chia Goddess Preliminary Sketch by Alonso Neira Martinez Muisca mythology refers to the precolumbian beliefs of the muisca culture about the origin and organization of the universe. ... The Chapinero LGBT Communitary Center LGBT Topics in Colombia: There is no complete statistical studies about the amount of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered people in Colombia. ... Occidente tunnel, Antioquia. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Image File history File links South_America. ... A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... This is a list of countries spanning more than one continent. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

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