Question
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Education & the Future in South America
• Spanish-speaking South American countries have high literacy rates
- better than Central America, Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil
- 90% in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay with rates for women as high as men
The Case of
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95% adult literacy rate, 98% for young people
All children ages 6-13 attend school; free public education
General Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup undermined higher education
Answer
In Spanish-speaking South American countries, literacy rates are higher than in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Brazil, with 95-98% of adults and young people being literate. However, General Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup undermined higher education.