Training
The standard of education in Argentina is good according
to Latin American conditions. To this has been contributed
the tradition of "Teaching President" Domingo Faustino
Sarmiento (President of Argentina 1868-74). When Perón took
office in 1946, the quality of teaching declined, mainly
because of political freedom. However, more citizens than
before came to enjoy education by building new schools. Tax
exemption was also introduced for many of them. Less than 3%
of the population is illiterate, which is a lower proportion
than most other Latin American countries. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Argentina.
The education is divided into preschool, compulsory
school, high school, university, other higher education and
alternative education. The preschool covers children from 3
to 6 years and is not compulsory. There are both state-free
and private fee-paying schools. The compulsory school covers
all children in the country from 6 to 13 years of age and is
compulsory, free and confessional. The right to education
derives from the 1853 Constitution; its fifth article
stipulated that each province should be guaranteed free
primary education.
The non-compulsory secondary school has a three-year
lower stage followed by a two-year higher. Higher education
is available at some eighty universities, state and private;
the most sought after programs are medicine and technology.
In addition, "other higher education", such as the training
of nurses and primary school teachers. Since 1958, all
levels of education exist within both the state and the
private school system. All teaching is controlled by the
State Department of Education. The University of Córdoba is
the oldest, founded in 1613. Other well-known universities
are those in Buenos Aires, La Plata, Santa Fe and San Miguel
de Tucumán.
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