Education
All types of schools are available in the Vacas Municipality. There is also an institute for higher education situated in the community of Challwa Mayu, the Ismael Montes Teacher Training College (Escuela Superior de Formación de Maestros "Ismael Montes" or ESFM "Ismael Montes"), founded in 1916 as Escuela Normal "Ismael Montes",. It is a teacher training college. The ESFM puts an emphasis on bilingual education which is practised during the students' teaching units in the schools of the nearby communities.
But some parents do not see why it is important that their children, and particularly their daughters, should attend school. The children's help is needed in the household and in the fields. For those who attend school the infrastructure of the classrooms is not always sufficient and the distances between house and school demand long and arduous walks.
Illiteracy is still high, especially among women. In 2001 54.5% of the women being 19 years old and more were illiterate and 19.8% of the men. On an average the inhabitants of the Vacas Municipality being 19 years old and more have attended school for 3.23 years (women: 2.24 years, men: 4.38 years).
The number of pupils attending the different types of schools is shown below.
| Year | Initial | Primary school | Secondary school | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 184 | 3,284 | 463 | 3,931 |
| 2003 | 145 | 3.157 | 515 | 3,817 |
| 2004 | 115 | 2,951 | 550 | 3,616 |
| 2005 | 127 | 2,881 | 639 | 3,647 |
| 2006 | 109 | 2,839 | 688 | 3,636 |
| 2007 | 91 | 2,401 | 718 | 3,210 |
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