while there remain challenges in providing equitable learning outcomes for children and young people from indigenous communities and improving attainment at higher levels of the education system chile has achieved equity in access to basic education furthermore there are no significant differences in primary completion between indigenous and nonindigenous children targeted initiatives such as a specific scholarship beca indfgena basica and beca indfgena media have had a significant impact on increasing attendance and reducing dropout among beneficiaries in addition the recognition and promotion of indigenous languages and cultures in the education system benefits from the implementation of the bilingual intercultural education programme peib targeted at schools that serve indigenous students