Édgar Florencio Montúfar Noriega

Édgar Florencio Montúfar Noriega is the director of the Dirección General de Evaluación e Investigación Educativa (Digeduca) in Guatemala. He oversees the implementation of diagnostic evaluations for teachers in pre-primary and primary education, aiming to assess their knowledge and skills in essential subjects such as Mathematics, Communication, and Language. Under his leadership, the institution has highlighted the need for improved teacher training and educational standards, revealing that many educators currently meet only about half of the expected knowledge criteria as outlined in the National Curriculum.