Education in Cuba
Education in Cuba has been a high priority for the government for many years. The University of Havana was founded in 1727. There are also some well-established colleges and universities. For the 1959 revolution, the Castro government nationalized all educational institutions. They created a system operated completely by the government. Their strong ideological content is present. Also the constitution states that educational and cultural policy is based on Marxist ideology.[5]
| National education budget (2002) | |
|---|---|
| Budget | $2752 million CP ($246 CP per capita)[1] |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | Spanish |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| Total | 100.0[3] |
| Male | 100.0[2] |
| Female | 100.0[4] |
According to UNESCO, Cuba spends about 10 percent of its budget on education. This is compared with 4 percent in the United Kingdom and 2 percent in the United States.
Education In Cuba Media
A Cuban college membership card depicting the phrase "La Universidad es para los Revolucionarios" (Spanish for: "University is for the Revolutionaries") in the upper left corner.
School children in Cuba
References
Other websites
- Cuban Education in Figures, 1958-2000 Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Information on education in Cuba from Cuba-Junky.com
- Cuban ministry for Education website
- Photos of Cuban education Archived 2006-05-14 at the Wayback Machine