The challenge we have in terms of education is not minor. According to World Bank estimates, in Mexico we are facing a lag equivalent to two years of schooling; Before the pandemic, we could reach a level of knowledge of up to 3rd year of secondary school, while now it is estimated that it will only reach 1st year of secondary school.
In a complementary way, an investigation carried out by the Center for Economic and Budgetary Research highlights that there are currently 8.8 million people between 0 and 17 years of age who are not enrolled in the educational level that corresponds to them according to their age and in order to incorporate them, it would need to invest 0.7% of GDP, in addition to what is currently being invested in this area.
Guaranteeing access to technological resources at the basic levels of education will provide students with skills that will allow them to have a better placement in the labor market, and have long-term repercussions on industrial and economic growth.
For this, it is crucial to increase collaboration with the government and academia to advance in the development of an educational infrastructure with a STEM (Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering) orientation and perspective. Only in this way will Mexican students be able to venture widely into what we now consider to be the careers of the future.
For this reason, numerous efforts have been made in terms of public policy to bring education in Mexico to the UN goal in terms of equity within the framework of action for Education 2030: Towards an inclusive and equitable quality education and a lifelong learning.
This is where public-private participation becomes relevant, since many companies in the technology industry have shown their confidence in Mexico as a country with great potential in terms of innovation, and the openness and willingness to contribute resources and knowledge to participate. to reduce the educational gap in Mexico in terms of resources and access to technology.