Problem
Inadequate education facilities
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Insufficient training facilitiesInadequate educational infrastructure
Nature:
In particular in less developed countries, schooling is often insufficient in content and quality, with overcrowded classrooms, teacher insufficiently trained and overworked, insufficient equipment and without the help of essential support services.
Incidence:
At least one third of existing schools and universities have poor facilities, especially in developing countries. A 1996 survey of facilities in higher education in the USA showed a total backlog of $32.5 billion, or which $7.1 billion is considered urgent.
Narrower Problems:
Overcrowding in schoolsOutdated school materialsInflexible classroom spaceUnimplemented school requestUnmaintained educational facilitiesInadequate child day-care facilitiesLack of play time for school childrenLack of secondary schools in the countrysideLack of facilities for educating older peopleInadequate educational facilities for gifted childrenInadequate educational facilities for disabled persons Related Problems:
Inadequate facilities for children's play Aggravates:
Vulnerable childrenCultural deprivationInequality in educationLack of social mobilityExploitation of child labourInadequate secondary educationProliferation of private schoolsDenial of education to minoritiesIlliteracy among indigenous peoplesInefficient use of educational resourcesDiscrimination against women in educationInadequate education of indigenous peoplesHaphazard transmission of practical technologyNeglect of the role of women in rural developmentRestriction of indigenous populations to reservations Strategies:
Improving educational facilities Subject(s):
Commerce → Purchasing, supplyingEducation → Education
Education → Training
Industry → Utilities
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST