General Project Statistics
Schools in Textbook Project	171
Percent of all rural Guatemalan secondary schools covered (approximate)	10%*
Textbooks in circulation (approximate)	152,612
Students benefiting from the Textbook Project	30,235
CoEd-Managed Computer Centers**	26
CoEd-Assisted Computer Centers**	7
Students benefiting from the Computer Centers Project	12,883
Libraries	39
Total volunteers participating in Delivery Tours since 1997	373

*The number of our schools increases annually. However, so does the Guatemalan population, which does not allow this statistic to increase significantly.

**"CoEd-Managed" computer centers are those that are fully managed by CoEd. "CoEd-Assisted" computer centers are centers to which CoEd has provided equipment & training, but are self-managed by receipient schools.

Project Evaluation Statistics
Average decline in drop-out rate after Textbook Project is installed	46%
Percentage of teachers who noted increased student participation as a result of the use of textbooks	97%
Percentage of students who claim the books made a significant positive impact on their ability to learn and retain information	90%
Percentage of teachers who use the textbooks to give homework assignments	97%
Percentage of teachers who say the CoEd Textbook Program has changed their teaching methods for the better	85%

These statistics are the result of a recent evaluation of CoEd projects by independent researcher Marroquin University, April 2005. For a complete report, please contact coed@fuse.net or 513-731-2595.