During the late 1990s the policy on basic education had been focused on three main objectives, the most important of which was combating school failure, in particular the phenomenon of dropping out of schools.
À la fin des années 90, la politique de l'enseignement fondamental visait trois objectifs principaux, le premier consistant à combattre l'échec scolaire, et en particulier le phénomène de l'abandon scolaire.