Throughout centuries education in developing countries has changed. With organizations and volunteering, people have been able to build schools in some of the poorest countries. Those who don't get the opportunity to get an education have to start working at an early age so they can help support their family. They do not learn how to read and write, they do not learn about basic health, and they don't learn about their rights. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 200 million people ages 15-24 have not even completed primary school and alternative pathways to acquire basic skills for employmen and prosperity.
Education
Makes people healthier
- Each extra year of a mother's schooling reduces the probability of infant mortality by 5% to 10%
- A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past age 5.
- Each additional year of schooling raises average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.37%.
- If all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty.
- One extra year of schooling increases an individual's earnings by up to 10%.
- Investing in girls education could boost sub-Saharan Africa agricultural output by 25%.
- If the enrollment rate for secondary schooling is 10% higher than the average, the risk of war is reduced by about 3%
- One additional school year can increase a woman's earnings by 10% to 20%.