At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

by Javier Botero Alvarez, Ciro Avitabile, Francisco Haimovich Paz, et al.

Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher education supply has become more varied, many of the 'new' students in the system are, on average, less academically ready than are their more advantaged counterparts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464810141
• ISBN13: 9781464810145
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"