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Education in Antigua and Barbuda is compulsory and free for children between the ages of 5 and 16 years. [2] The system is modeled on the British educational system. The current Minister of Education, Sport & Creative Industries is Daryll Sylvester Matthew. [3] The adult literacy rate in Antigua and Barbuda is approximately 99%. [4] [1]
The Ministry of Education, Creative Industries and Sports is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Antigua and Barbuda responsible for education and sciences. Responsibilities [ edit ]
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Antigua and Barbuda [c] is a sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and numerous other small islands.Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km 2 (170 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean.
The young people of Antigua and Barbuda, aged 0 to 17, are in generally good health. In terms of HIV, 0.06% of male youth and 0.02% of female youth are living with the virus respectively. [6] Regarding AIDS, 0.04% of male youths and none of their female counterparts are currently living with the virus. [7]
The constitution guarantees free education, so private schools can use any language, but state(-recognised) schools teach in the language of the language area where it is located. For Brussels , which is an officially bilingual French–Dutch area, schools use either Dutch or French as medium.
Practices in language education vary significantly by region. Firstly, the languages being learned differ; in the United States, Spanish is the most popular language to be learned, whereas the most popular languages to be learned in Australia are German, French, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. Also, teaching methods tend to differ by region.
The Indonesian language serves as the national and official language, the language of education, communication, transaction and trade documentation, the development of national culture, science, technology, and mass media. It also serves as a vehicle of communication among the provinces and different regional cultures in the country. [74]