Education in Zacapican
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| Secretariat of Education | |
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| Secretary | Moctezuma Cosijoeza |
| National education budget (2023) | |
| Budget | 267 billion Amatl ($200 billion solidus) |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | Nahuatl |
| System type | National |
| Literacy (2022) | |
| Total | 99.8 % |
| Male | 99.7 % |
| Female | 99.9 % |
| Enrollment | |
| Total | 18.7 million |
| Primary | 8.2 million |
| Secondary | 7.6 million |
| Post secondary | 2.9 million |
Education in Zacapican is a centralized institution governed by the Secretariat of Education with a high degree of system-wide standardization. The three tiered structure of the Zacapine education system is pyramidal in nature, with primary education taking place on a highly local level, many primary schools sending their graduates to a handful of major secondary schools, and a single centralized post-secondary institution in each altepetl across the United Republics. Nationalized education was a product of the Revolution, resulting in a large system of public education with private education being nearly unheard-of. There is no private education in primary and secondary schooling, where they are banned by law, while some private institutes of higher education offer the only alternative to the public Altepetl University system. Standardization in the public education system is significant, particularly in secondary and post-secondary education. All secondary school students must pass a standard universal baccalaureate exam to receive their certificate of graduation, which is accepted at all post-secondary institutions. In the Altepetl University system, the centralized public post-secondary education system, not only certificates but individual courses are standardized so as to be fully transferrable from institution to instruction and enable a frictionless transference process for students moving from one university to another.
Zacapine educational institutions are known for their focus on vocational education with curricula being designed primarily to train the next generation of skilled workers needed in the Zacapine industries. Many institutions within the education system, particularly in the post-secondary University system, are specialized to prepare their students to work in the industries of that particular region by offering a vocational curriculum linked to those local industries. Vocational specialization to suit the needs of local industry is the main source of deviation from standard curricula, in the form of tailored courses and certifications offered only in certain schools. Two year vocational certificates, five year undergraduate certificates and a variety of graduate programs are all offered within the Altepetl University system, which is centralized at the altepetl level, administered by the national Secretariat of Education and funded at the Republic level with federal financial support in some cases.