Importance of Education in International Development

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If there were one thing in the world that needed to change, what would it be? With all of the tragedies in today’s world, it is often difficult to choose just one specific issue. Because of this, one would most likely choose something that is well known, like wars or terrorism. These may be a big deal, but if one looks beneath the surface of the news, there are bigger problems out there. There are millions of people in the world that will not eat or drink today, or even have a roof to sleep under tonight. These people have no health services or electricity. All they have is the hope to survive each day. The thing is, many of these problems could be solved with just one simple thing; education. There are 121 million children in the world that do not have education, most of which live in developing countries. This deficit is not only setting back the countries where it is taking place, it is effecting the entire world. Thankfully, this can easily be fixed. Lack of educational privileges in developing countries has become detrimental to the worlds overall success and well-being, therefore, collegiate institutions in developed countries should be required by law to donate 10% of its total income per year in order to provide educational facilities to countries that are unable to afford it.
Education is more important to a country than one would first think. One of the largest setbacks in the world is the fact that so many countries do not have educational facilities. It may seem far-fetched, but this lack in education is actually connected to fatalities of children. After conducting a study about fatalities in developing countries, Eileen Stillwaggon a professor of economics from Rutgers University concluded that, “In Cha...

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