Cubas education - facts needed

[Comrade Daniel]

I'm in a debate with someone on another forum he doesn't wan't to believe Cuba's education system is great. He says Castro's regime is acting like they have the best education system in the world, in fact it is nothing. I need some websites with facts about Cuba's education (don't give me the site of the granma or cuba's government site cuz he won't believe that).

[Sabocat]

I'll look around for another site for you too.

Jeez, during Batista, I think the literacy rate was in the 40% range.

Under Castro it is in the high 90's%.

Here's a few sites:

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43b/089.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/08/13/...ain306247.shtml (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/08/13/world/main306247.shtml)

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/021222/columns/inside.html


I did a quick search and found these. There are lots of sites available if he doesn't trust these sources. These numbers have been well documented. Good luck with your friend. It's never easy getting the right to see the light!