What is the state of the schools a few days before the start of classes?

He School of the Immaculate Conception in Tumbes It has 1,100 students and is 66 years old, but is expected to be completely refurbished from 2015 as 60% of its infrastructure is currently destroyed. uninhabited.

It is one of more than 30,000 school buildings in need of major renovations. Peruwhich widens the gap in educational infrastructure concentrated in at least 7 regions of the country such as Junin, Moquegua and Cajamarca.

Seven regions have the largest number of schools in disrepair

“Gap in educational infrastructure with insufficient installed capacity increases at the initial level to 97%, concentrating in Huancavelica, Junin, Moquegua, Piura and Cajamarca, at the primary level up to 99%, concentrating in Moquegua, pedestalsPiura, Huancavelica and Cajamarca, 98% of which are in high school, with a concentration on Moquegua, Tumbes, Huancavelica, Piura and Amazonas,” explained Carla Gavigno, professor at the School of Government at the University of the Pacific, based on Multi-year investment program of the State for 2022–2024 prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Finance,

When we talk about schools infrastructure inadequate education, we mean places without basic services such as drinking water, cracked walls or about to collapse. As of early 2022, 7 out of 10 schools across the country needed to be strengthened or completely renovated; in addition, 60% did not have at least one basic service.

Less than a month after the start of classes, the picture has not changed, with 72% of schools in need of at least one intervention, and the number of schools at risk of collapse is 1,041 premises.

“95% of educational institutions have water, and with drinking water supply services below 30%; that is, in 65% of schools there is no safe water, most have piped, sewer water in bottles, ”explained the dean of the Pedagogical College of Peru, Heli Ocaña.

Why close the gap in educational infrastructure?

A school with a good educational infrastructure has a lower risk of interrupting its education. classes because of natural disasterbut it also contributes to school health by having proper sanitation, recalled Monica Muñoz Najar, an economist at the Development Research Network.

However, since poor infrastructure, the student can see that his studies are interrupted and reduce the quality of his studies; that in the future will affect its economy and the economy of the whole country, the specialist warned.

“A lot of well-executed injections of resources are needed because it affects the development of student learning, as well as their future and future incomes, and the gap between those with the most and those with the least is widening.” said the economist.

According to official figures, more than 152 billion soles need to be invested to ensure that students from all over the country have a comfortable and safe school.

A few days ago, Education Minister Oscar Becerra acknowledged that the gap in infrastructure is large due to poor budget execution. In his opinion, if 100% of the money allocated for the sector were spent, the problem would end in 10 years.