How Much Are Latin American Children Learning?: Highlights from the Second Regional Student Achievement Test (SERCE)
By PREAL (Alejandro Ganimian)
September 1, 2009
The document summarizes the principal findings of SERCE, the UNESCO study that evaluated the skills of third and sixth graders in math, reading and science in 16 Latin American countries. It compares the participating countries in terms of average scores; high and low achieving students; and differences in performance by gender, place of residence and GDP per capita.
Also available in Spanish.