Entrepreneurship Education in Latin America: Strategic Directions

This article examines Entrepreneurship Education (EE) in Latin America (LatAm), identifying structural gaps through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and validated by Elite Informants (EI) via a focus group consultation. LatAm provides a unique research context characterized by high rates of necessity-driven entrepreneurship, socioeconomic disparities, and elevated business discontinuation rates. We applied a sequential mixed-method design: a bibliometric SLR mapping asymmetries in EE in LatAm, followed by a qualitative focus group with regional EI to validate findings and propose strategic recommendations. Results reveal significant asymmetries, including over-reliance on entrepreneurial intention studies, weak regional adaptation, and scarce longitudinal assessments. EI emphasized shifting from predominantly about/for pedagogies toward experiential in models, prioritizing power skills, technology and sustainable entrepreneurship frameworks, and implementing three-to-four-year longitudinal studies. The study delivers a roadmap for higher education institutions (HEIs), educators, researchers, and policymakers to redesign EE programs in LatAm, emphasizing experiential models, financial literacy, technology integration, and institutional accountability.