Law 20,911 and Results from the Indicator of Participation and Citizenship Education

Abstract

Citizen education is a relevant element in the Chilean educational system. Law 20,911 on Citizenship Education of 2016 establishes that school establishments in Chile must implement a Citizenship Education Plan. The present study aims to identify whether the enactment of the Citizen Education law has meant changes in the results of the Indicator of Citizen Participation and Formation in establishments that took the SIMCE for 4th Grade. To do this, through a quantitative study, the scores of the Indicator of Citizenship Participation and Education for 2015 and 2022 were compared and then the scores for 2022 were compared between schools with and without a Citizenship Education Plan, considering all establishments, socioeconomic level, dependence and geographic location. Based on the results, it is concluded that there would be a small difference when comparing year and disposition of the Citizenship Education Plan, observing a slight but statistically significant difference.