Right to education for the migrant population in Argentina and Chile: background review on access, gaps, and obstacles to educational inclusion

Abstract

Due to its magnitude and dynamism, Venezuelan migration has changed the migration patterns of Latin America and has become a topic of interest on national and international agendas. Although Chile and Argentina are part of this trend, the educational dimension of the phenomenon has received little attention, despite the extensive history that studies on migration and education have there. With the aim of identifying reading keys and knowledge gaps, the article presents a review of previous studies on access, gaps and obstacles to educational inclusion faced by migrant populations in the mandatory levels of the educational system, with special attention on the Venezuelan case. One consensus found suggests that a comprehensive analysis of the right to education of the migrant population must go beyond mere access and question the conditions under which this access occurs.