Caracterización del sistema educativo público en el Ecuador: Relación entre el presupuesto asignado y la promoción académica

Rocío Noemí Guamán Guamán; Martín Bernal Pérez; Ludmer Wilson Flores Salcedo

doi:10.70577/asce.v4i4.468

Authors

Rocío Noemí Guamán Guamán Graduate: Asesorías Académicas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1795-4068
Martín Bernal Pérez Investigador Independiente https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9064-0939
Ludmer Wilson Flores Salcedo Investigador Independiente https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2274-0922

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70577/asce.v4i4.468

Keywords:

School dropout; Ecuador; School enrollment; Education budget; Education system

Abstract

The key to poverty reduction is to consider education as a vital factor for human development. Therefore, the country's education system must be characterized in order to identify a reform aimed at strengthening it. The objective of the study is to characterize the public education system in Ecuador, taking into account the existing relationship between the allocated budget and academic promotion. The data used in the study were collected from the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture of Ecuador. A quantitative and descriptive study was developed using a critical approach. Historical data were used within the periods 2015-2016 to 2023-2024. Elementary and high school students from public educational units were considered. It was found that there is a high probability (R2 = 0.957) that the number of students enrolled in subsequent academic periods will continue to decline. It was identified that there is no correlation (R2 = 0.095) between the allocated budget and the periods evaluated. The 2015-2016 period was the period in which the most students enrolled, while its allocated budget was one of the lowest. The students who managed to advance to the next level were mostly from the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 periods, which were 97.91 and 97.52% respectively. Finally, it was determined that when a smaller budget is allocated, the number of students promoted is limited, and vice versa.

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