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Encyclopedia > Education in Mexico
Education in Mexico
Educational oversight
Minister of Public Education
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Josefina Vázquez Mota
National education budget USD$45,566,979,250 billion (2004)
Primary language(s) of education Spanish. Available also in Náhuatl and other minority languages.
Nationalized system
Establishment

September 25, 1921
Literacy (2000)
 • Men
 • Women
90.5 %
92.5 %
88.6 %
Enrollment
 • Primary
 • Secondary
 • Post-secondary
26.6 million
18.5 million
5.8 million
2.3 million
Attainment
 • Secondary diploma
 • Post-secondary diploma

N/A
N/A
Sources: Sistema Educativo de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Principales cifras, ciclo escolar 2003-2004 pdf and the 2000 Census (INEGI)

Education in Mexico (Spanish: Secretaría de Educación Pública or SEP). Educational standards are set by this Ministry at all levels except in autonomous universities chartered by the government (e.g. UNAM). Accreditation of private schools is accomplished by a mandatory approval and registration with this institution. Josefina Eugenia Vázquez Mota (born January 20, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican economist and politician who was recently appointed as secretary of education of Mexico by president elect Felipe Calderon starting 1 december 2006. ... Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds), which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See Language (journal) for the linguistics journal. ... Nahuatl ( [1] is a term applied to a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan [2] branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, indigenous to central Mexico. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. ... A primary school in ÄŒeský Těšín, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... ... ... PDF is an abbreviation with several meanings: Portable Document Format Post-doctoral fellowship Probability density function There also is an electronic design automation company named PDF Solutions. ... The National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dedicated to the collection and organization of statistical, geographical and economic information on the country. ... UNAM or UNaM may refers: The National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City The Universidad Nacional de Misiones in Posadas, Argentina Category: ...


The 1917 Constitution provides that education should avoid privileges of religion, and that one religion or its members may not be given preference in education over another. Religious instruction is prohibited in public schools; however, religious associations are free to maintain private schools, which receive no public funds. For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ...

Contents

School grades

Level / Grade, Age (Years old)

  • Pre-School, Nursery School
  • Kindergarten, 25–26; beginning of "basic" education (educación básica).
  • Primaria (Primary School)
  • Secundaria (Middle school)
    • First grade, 12–13
    • Second grade, 13–14
    • Third grade, 14–15
  • Bachillerato or Preparatoria (Secondary school)
    • First grade, 15–16; beginning of "middle higher" education (educación media superior).
    • Second grade, 16–17
    • Third grade, 17–18
  • University; beginning of "higher" education (educación superior)
  • Postgraduate
    • Two to three years leading to a Master's Degree (maestría)
    • Three or more years after the completion of a Master's degree, leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D., known locally as doctorado).

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See also

Telesecundaria is a system of distance education programs for secondary and high school students created by the government of Mexico and available in rural areas of the country as well as Central America, South America, Canada and the United States via satellite (Solidaridad 1 and Satmex 5). ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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Education in Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (306 words)
Education in Mexico is centralized with curriculum decisions being made at the federal level through the Secretariat of Public Education (Spanish: Secretaría de Educación Pública or SEP).
Educational standards are set by this Ministry at all levels except in autonomous universities chartered by the government (e.g.
The 1917 Constitution provides that education should avoid privileges of religion, and that one religion or its members may not be given preference in education over another.
Schooling in Mexico: A Brief Guide for U.S. Educators. ERIC Digest. (1802 words)
Most educators agree that it is important to take into account their students' prior academic learning and experiences when planning lessons and delivering instruction.
The first important law related to education, passed under the leadership of Benito Juarez in 1867, declared that primary education would be nonreligious, free, and obligatory.
In Mexico, children are in school for 4 hours a day, and some urban students work in the morning and attend school in the late afternoon.
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