The problem corresponds to the situation that rural education is experiencing in the Bellavista parish of the 24 de Mayo canton, in the province of Manabí, where there are complete Educational Units that lack adequate infrastructure, do not have an appropriate internet system to be able to work in connectivity, organizing work, applying projects, among other aspects that affect their development. A theoretical framework was used, on rural education in general, rural education in Ecuador, Manabí and in the 24 de Mayo canton, Bellavista parish, in order to be able to achieve an approach to the objective that seeks to establish a critical approach on the rural education, specifically to the complete rural educational institutions, of Circuit C-12, of the Bellavista parish, canton 24 de mayo, province of Manabí”. For this work, a qualitative-quantitative approach was applied, analyzing information and data obtained through the survey and interview, with well-structured questionnaires, where aspects related to the real situation of education in rural areas are highlighted. It is concluded that there is a deficient infrastructure and technology, there is no contribution from the State to cover the educational needs in the rural sector.