| Sumario: | Inadequate results in national education- both public and private- are not a recent phenomena, but instead have deep roots. Yet the critical situation we find in education today was exacerbated during the 1980s, when all social development indicators were depressed by the economic recession and the use of the most public resources for the war effort. Nevertheless, education today would still continue to require priority attention, with or without the impact caused by the war. The consequences of failing to reform the meaning and results of education are already apparent. El Salvador has had some of the least successful education level in Central America in attracting foreign investment. This contrast sharply with the case of Costa Rica, whose efforts in education have borne fruit in the form of enormous investments in advanced technology industries. Furthermore, our country is hardly prepared to address its wide range of environmental and social problems with such a poorly- educated population. In general terms, the educational system does not fulfill its role because the efforts made are inadequate, and its approach is deficient.
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