According to education experts in the country, 50% of Peruvian students now attend private schools. Free public education is constitutionally guaranteed in Peru, but parents with children in public schools are forced to pay many expenses that should be covered by the government. Thus, those who are able, prefer to spend the money on private schools where they are assured that their children will receive an adequate education and they will not be continually gouged by schools to cover expenses that are the responsibility of the federal government. teleSUR
