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The Minister of Education presented progress in educational quality during the 38th Meeting of the OECD Education Policy CommitteeLikewise, he highlighted improvements in learning and the reduction of gaps in educational infrastructure.
The Minister of Education, Jorge Figueroa, presented to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) the progress achieved in his sector and reaffirmed Perus commitment to continue aligning its school system with the international standards required by the accession process to that international organization.
During the 38th Meeting of the Educational Policy Committee, Minister Figueroa highlighted the actions adopted to close gaps in educational infrastructure, aimed at guaranteeing safe and adequate environments for the school community.
Likewise, he presented the progress in the implementation of the National Qualifications Framework, which articulates basic and higher education, and strengthens employability by facilitating the mobility of students.
Minister Figueroa also stressed that the Education sector is a priority for the current Government and reaffirmed the commitment to continue promoting policies aimed at early childhood and rural and border areas.
Andreas Schleicher, director of Education at the OECD, participated in the meeting, as well as representatives of the National System for Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality, an organization attached to the Minedu; the National Superintendence of Higher University Education; the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion; the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations; the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and the Foreign Ministry.
Minedu represents the country before the Educational Policy Committee, one of the 23 that are part of the evaluation process for Perus accession to the OECD.
At the international level, Peru is recognized as the Latin American country that has made the most progress in the last 15 years in reading, science and mathematics, according to the results of the Pisa evaluation, organized by the OECD.
