The COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges that require a review in the way public policies have been conducted and brings to light the government's inability to respond to external shocks, the situation in which the education sector finds itself is one of the examples of this . Specifically in primary education that is the focus of this analysis, certain qualitative indicators, such as student/teacher ratio, available classrooms and number of available teachers, are at levels far below the desired level for a possible resumption of classes. Budget priorities have always been directed towards operating expenses at the expense of investment in infrastructure, which is now indispensable.
Home Public finances Education sector budget priorities compromise the capacity to respond to the challenges imposed by COVID-19