Meeting the Challenges of Secondary Education in Latin America And East Asia: Improving Efficiency And Resource Mobilization (Directions in Development) (Directions in Development)

In a context of increased primary school enrollment rates, secondary education is appearing as the next big challenge for Latin American and East Asian countries. This report seeks to undertake a detailed diagnostic of secondary education in these two regions, understand some of the main constraints to the expansion and improvement of secondary education, and suggest policy options to address these constraints, with focus on policies that improve the mobilization and use of resources. Ch. 1. Trends And Challenges In Latin American And East Asian Secondary Education -- Ch. 2. Demand For Secondary Education In Latin America And East Asia -- Ch. 3. Secondary Education Finance In Latin America And East Asia : Challenges And Opportunities In The Next Decade -- Ch. 4. Measuring And Improving Efficiency Of Secondary Education In Latin America And East Asia -- Annex. Structure Of Secondary Education -- Annex. Share Of Total Secondary Enrollment Attending Private Schools (2002 Data) -- Annex. Share Of Secondary Total Enrollment Attending Technical And Vocational Schools -- Annex. Secondary School Enrollment Statistics, 2002-03 -- Annex. Enrollment By Age And Sex -- Annex. Completion Graphs For Children Ages 13-19 -- Annex. Sources Of Finance : Secondary Education, School Year 2002-03 -- Annex. Domestic Per Pupil Expenditure At The Secondary Level, Measured In $ppp And As [percentage] Of Gdp Per Capita, 2003 -- Annex. Discussion Of The Methodology -- Annex. Fiscal Gap Estimates For Various Ger2 Targets -- Annex. School Condidence Intervals Estimates -- Output Efficiency -- Pisa 2000 -- Annex. Budged Data -- Annex. Annual Recurrent Cost Of Repetition In Lac And Eap, 2000. Emanuela Di Gropello, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 275-298) And Index. "Using data, analytical findings, and case studies from the two regions as a springboard, Meeting the Challenges of Secondary Education tackles, among others, the following questions: How can countries build up their education systems responsibly and efficiently? How do the multiple challenges they face, as well as the appropriate responses, vary with development levels? The book identifies the primary constraints to the expansion and improvement of secondary education in Latin America and East Asia and suggests appropriate measures, emphasizing policies that increase the mobilization and use of resources."--BOOK JACKET