Mexico Improves Access and Quality of Education for Marginalized Communities

Mexico increased the coverage for early childhood education services and improved the quality of basic education in community and compensatory schools. Community schools are managed entirely by CONAFE in rural and marginalized areas that lack regular schools. Compensatory schools are regular schools run by the SEP, located in marginalized, rural, or indigenous communities that receive compensatory programs from CONAFE. Community and compensatory schools received dedicated support and the results in standardized national test (ENLACE) scores for students in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th grades improved between 2009 and 2013 in compensatory schools.