EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

The features of education have been changing each day with developing technology and rising life standards in the world. However, many countries which are known as still developing cannot reach the standards of education due to lagging behind in every other respect .The research indicates that the developing world is about 100 years behind developed countries with regards to the recent advancements. There are various reasons such as poverty, living in conflict regions, poorly trained teachers, lack of parental involvement, malnutrition, inadequate budgets for school supplies, transportation needs and so on.

One of the main reasons is that there are not enough monetary resources for education costs. Governments in developing countries don’t fund schools. Thus, sometimes electricity, water, and heating can be a problem in schools. Free transportation cannot be provided for students. Lots of children have to walk at least 5 miles every school day and this is not possible when the weather is unsuitable. Because of long distances, many families worry for their daughters’ security, so rates of  school attendance for girls is  lower than boys. Unfortunately, the problem of long distance cannot be solved because building a school means extra outlay and no one has enough sources to fix this situation. Authorities cannot guide their limited financial resources and don’t know how to spend it sensibly.

Secondly, structures of families are another cornerstoneof children’s education/school life. Poverty is very common among the families in developing countries. There is no extra money for essential outlay for education such as books and pencils. Children can be enrolled in primary school but they cannot keep going to school due to poverty. Another widespread thought is having a child to gain extra income. There is no time for children who are between the ages of 5-17 to go to school because they have to work. In addition, the families mistakenly think that girls don’t need to get/receive an education and boys have priority.

In conclusion, education is the unique way for improvement. The Government should attach more importance to it and make advisable investments continuously in order to raise the current  standards of education. The disparity between developed and developing countries can only end  with well-designed educational progress.