Cross-cutting themes
The main objective of the NICHE programme is to develop capacity in post-secondary education. Below is a brief outline of the higher education sector in Guatemala.
NICHE seeks to reduce gender discrepancy in post-secondary education and training systems.
According to the 2008 UNDP report on human development, the Guatemalan labour force has not even completed half of the middle-level education programme (basic cycle) prescribed by the Constitution.
