Learning crisis
The education sector is characterized by low attendance rates, high dropout rates, and lower learning outcomes. Data from the Ministry of Education in preparation for the Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE 2019), indicate that 87% of students in 6th grade do not meet the minimum reading requirements for their age.
Venezuela’s Teacher Dropout
2018: 669,000 teachers
2021: 503,000 teachers
25% Decrease
OECD, 2005; Nye et al., 2004.
Of those variables potentially open to policy influence, factors to do with teachers and teaching are the most important influences on student learning. In particular, the broad consensus is that “teacher quality” is the single most important school variable influencing student achievement
