Costa Rica Plans to Install Internet Access in Schools

"We are committed in matters of education to reducing the digital divide," Education Minister Leonardo Garnier said in a communique, in which he also noted "the importance of this firm for the future of education in Costa Rica".

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Costa Rica, a country of 4.5 million inhabitants, has around 940,000 students in public school.

The investment of Costa Rica in education is 7 percent of GDP and nearly 98 percent of the populace can read and write, according to official figures.

More than 90 percent of children complete primary education and 86 percent go on to attend high school, though the dropout rate at the secondary level is 11 percent.

Source: IANS