Colombia's education unequal because of discrimination: UN .
Colombia's education unequal because of discrimination: UN .
Tuesday, 16 October 2012 08:44 Rob Edmond
lack of equal access to education is one of the main causes of social inequality in Colombia, said the United Nations' Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) on Monday.
In a recent report called "Education for all," UNESCO highlighted that the rapid growth of Colombia exposes existing inequality in social status, ethnicity and gender, which is fuelled largely by a lack of access to education, particularly in rural areas.
According to the 2012 edition of the report, Colombia has "a good adult literacy rate, but a low percentage of education among children and a particularly low index of continuing studies."
From the beginning of school age, 42% of children from the poorest households start late where as only 11% are delayed from some of the wealthier households.
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