Abstract

HOYOS, Rafael E. de; ESPINO, Juan Manuel  and  GARCIA, Vicente. Determinantes del logro escolar en México. Primeros resultados utilizando la prueba ENLACE media superior. El trimestre econ [online]. 2012, vol.79, n.316, pp.783-811. ISSN 2448-718X.

Although Mexico had a significant increase in years of schooling in the last 20 years, the quality of its education system -an important determinant of long term growth- is far from being satisfactory. Using the results from the first standardized test in upper middle school (ENLACE MS), the paper shows that a model including household, personal, institutional, and school characteristics can account for more than 40 percent of the total differences observed in math scores. From a policy perspective, the paper's results suggest that education authorities interested in fostering education quality should concentrate in improving school infrastructure, the quality of its teachers and the relationship between students and school authorities.

Keywords : determinantes; logro escolar; México.