Panama Education
Training The education system was characterized in the early 1990s by the fact that almost half of the families lived below the poverty line, while a growing class of entrepreneurs and skilled workers demanded good education. Although the Constitution prescribes compulsory schooling for everyone aged 6-15 and guarantees free education, one third of the younger pupils came to school only part-time, and among the 10-14 year olds, almost one-fifth did not appear at all. The primary school is 6 years…