Resumen en español

This document portrays the current situation of urban equipment in the municipality of Envigado in the education sector, specifically in reference to its occupation. It begins with the international agreements that has subscribed Colombia. It has into account the Colombian Political Constitution which guarantees the right of children and youngsters to basic education and the obligation of the government to fulfill this right; it follows with the policy established by the last two local Government’s Development Plans, from 2003 to 2006 (education policy, infrastructure and operation investment, coverage, transfers from the national government, allocations by students according to the General Contributions System and municipal expenses by student); then, the occupation of all educational public institutions in relation with their installed capacity is assessed, evaluating the growth of student population in each institution and in the zone in which they are located, compared with the population growth in the aforementioned zones; lastly, and based on the previous evaluations, several conclusions are drawn and some recommendations, made.