Inequalities in Municipal Secondary Education: The Case of the Province of Concepción

Abstract

he purpose of this paper is to describe some inequalities observed in secondary education in the Province of Concepción. More specifically, it shows that: a) there are inequalities not only between municipalized and private education but also within municipalized education. b) Significant differences are not always observed between private and municipalized education in terms of the possibilities of access to higher education. c) There is a strong migration of students from municipalized education between the municipalities of the Province of Concepción. However, this migration does not occur from municipal to private education.