The Education system in Puerto Rico Xiomara Hernandez 2/12/14

Map of Puerto Rico

Levels of school Primary (Elementary School) Grades 1-6 Secondary (Intermediate and High School) Grades 7-12 Higher levels Colleges

Years attended, age of students Only 14% of school aged children went to school 50% by 1940’s 85% by late 1970’s 2004 there were 584,916 1,489 public schools 545 private schools Education is required from 6-16 years old

Cost 2 out of 10 commonwealth budget $ go to education For students is free Breakfast and lunch is free

Uniforms Puerto Rican schools require uniforms They can be found in mall stores.

Courses studied Students not allowed to pick courses Middle school courses include sex education High school courses have advanced placement in Spanish, English and Math

Others In private schools students are taught only in English for every subject Puerto Rican school system is poor compared to the U.S Since 1999 there are 569 private schools and 1532 public schools 60% of the population have a high school degree and 18.3 have a bachelor degree 50 institution of higher education 4 medicine and 4 law school

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