The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Poor Education In Poverty

Notice that Third World countries have the largest amounts of illiterate people. It’s not a mystery that people living in poverty don’t have easy access to an education like citizens who are well-off do. This continues to be one of the most prominent reasons that certain countries aren’t successful: because a nation full of educated people will have the knowledge to develop their country. Impoverished people have many disadvantages when it comes to being formally educated. The hardships of obtaining a proficient education in poverty struck countries is caused by heavy workloads on children, oversight of education by illiterate people, and shortage of money put into school systems.

Beginning with the most obvious cause of poor education, which is the lack of money the governments put into schools:

Some countries’ governments also spend a lower share of their gross domestic product (GDP) on education, which makes public education less available (particularly to the poor) and of lower quality.

Sending a child to school is not smart financially; not until later in the future will the family reap the benefits. This article points out that there are many underlying costs of attending school:

…there are additional costs for uniforms, books and transportation, especially in rural areas, where a student may travel more than an hour each way by public bus to school. The expenses may be too much for a family to pay, on top of the money the family loses by not sending a child to work or even marrying off a daughter. (“Poverty and Education”)

Most families are struggling to get by and any help they can obtain is crucial to their survival. Education is a long-term investment and many parents choose a temporarily greater financial