This is a very innovative example of an alliance between a small country and a major foreign corporation that promotes learning more about biological diversity and generating financial resources for its conservation. Obstacles to Science Education Science education faces several limitations in the region. Some are directly associated to the larger economic and social environments and cannot be dealt with by educators and scientists alone. In most countries in Central America. Illiteracy averages 26 percent regionally.
Illiteracy is very prevalent among rural and ethnic populations.
Although public investment in elementary education has increased in the last decade, emphasis has mostly been placed on increasing enrollment and coverage. Quality of education remains a fundamental problem. Science education should improve in the measure that basic education improves. Low Quality of Basic Education Attrition rates in college level education are high. In Honduras, only about 30 percent of those enrolling in public universities finish a baccalaureate degree.