Minister Rodríguez: 27,000 institutions are ready to start classes this Monday

Published at: 13/09/2026 01:12 PM

A total of 27,000 educational institutions in the country are ready to receive students this Monday, September 14, when the 2026-2027 school year will begin, said the Minister of Popular Power for Education, Héctor Rodríguez.

“There are 27,000 educational institutions. This includes preschool to high school, whether national, state and municipal, because there are schools that depend on mayors, schools that depend on the government, schools that depend on the national, public, subsidized and private government,” he said of the number of schools that make up the national education system, during an interview with La IguanaTV.

Rodríguez also explained that the campus recovery process is still active. “We have already fixed nearly 100 schools in the first year; this school year that closed 100 more; and we are in development with 1,500 schools for this new school year,” he said.

In the same way, he pointed out that currently the educational enrollment is close to seven million students, although it is still estimated that there are about 900,000 students.

“Most of these are preschool or kindergarten students who need to be incorporated, they are close to 80%, but there are still 20% left who are other ages, 15% of high schools that drop out for different reasons and 5% associated with families with vulnerabilities,” he explained.

Regarding the availability of teachers, the minister clarified that the needs are mainly concentrated in specialized areas, because a significant part of the educators have comprehensive training.

At the same time, he recalled that as an alternative, the Ministry of Education offers the teaching component free of charge for those who wish to specialize and for professionals from other areas interested in joining teaching. “For those professionals, mathematicians, chemists, biologists, engineers, etc., who want to teach in these areas, they have the teaching component,” he said.

Rodríguez also reiterated that retired teaching staff can return to classrooms without losing their retirement, by paying for hiring hours.

Mazo News Team