Educacion by the Numbers
We know that Ecuador is different from the U.S. But every once in a while when we’re taking notes during a Fe y Alegria meeting or observing in a classroom, a few numbers shock us, despite their context:
$280 – average cost per year to educate a student for FyA Ecuador
$224 – average monthly FyA teacher salary
$200 – cost per person of our (nice) Quito apartment
59 – number of students in a “full” classroom
60 – number of students at which FyA divides a class into two sections
