Bukele announces that 171 schools with AI assistants in El Salvador exceed the national average

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced that 171 public schools equipped with artificial assistants exceeded the national average in three subjects. In a post, the president highlighted that scores in reading, mathematics and science are similar to those obtained by Germany and Sweden in the 2022 international assessment.

The project, financed with around 500 million dollars from the World Bank, combines traditional lessons and digital platforms to offer personalized explanations to pupils in difficulty. The initiative now involves over 1,000 institutions and will reach all schools in the country in 18 months.

The World Bank praised the preliminary data, saying it "shows what education reform can achieve when student learning is put at the center." However, the current results do not reflect the entire school system.

For a complete picture, experts await national data due on September 8.