Mexico’s Education Policy Lowers Dropout Rate in Upper Secondary Education from 14.5% in 2018 to 8.7% in 2023, according to the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP).
SEP Head Inaugurates Second Extraordinary Session of the National Council for Upper Secondary Education, states 5.4 million high school students are being served, with 52% women and 48% men. The department tailors the Common Curricular Framework to regional contexts and needs.
Education policies under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have reduced the dropout rate in Upper Secondary Education from 14.5% in 2018 to 8.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, said Secretary of Public Education Leticia Ramírez Amaya.
At the inauguration of the Second Extraordinary Session of the National Council for Upper Secondary Education (SNEMS), Ramírez Amaya reported that 5.4 million high school students are being served, with 52% women and 48% men. These students are in three educational models: General High School, Technological High School, and Technical Professional, with 93% in regular schooling and 7% in non-regular schooling, across 18,800 schools with 412,000 teachers.
In the presence of 32 subsecretaries of Upper Secondary Education, she highlighted the government’s effort to transform education with a scientific and humanistic approach, aimed at the integral development of individuals and the creation of a democracy with social justice, freedom, and happiness.
“The President of Mexico promised scholarships to students from poor families in Basic and Higher Education, and to all high school students in public schools to help them attend school, continue their studies, and build a better future.”
She noted that a key challenge is promoting a culture of peace in and out of school to create a safe, violence-free environment that promotes self-care.
The meeting aims to review Dual Upper Secondary Education to improve job prospects in leading companies, benefiting a fair and relevant relationship between the education system and the private sector.
“We want Upper Secondary Education students to pursue higher education. That is one of our goals. We don’t want them to stop at this level.”
Undersecretary of Upper Secondary Education Carlos Ramírez Sámano added that state educational authorities and heads of high school subsystems are working to implement the Common Curricular Framework (MCC).
He emphasized that the department adapts the new curriculum framework to regional contexts and needs, ensuring it fits each school’s and subsystem’s unique conditions.
He explained that while the curriculum includes mandatory learning and content, it also has the flexibility to adapt to different student contexts.
The session was also attended by general directors of state subsystems, rectors, general directors, and representatives of higher education institutions, among other public officials.
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