Problem
Insufficient primary education
Other Names:
Lack of preparatory educationDenial of right to free primary education
Nature:
It seems unlikely that the majority of developing countries will be able to introduce universal primary education, much less adequate primary education, in the foreseeable future. Worldwide, but especially in developing countries, millions of children who are in principle able to enrol in primary school nonetheless receive an incomplete basic education, due to the necessity of travelling long distances to school, of working at home, the inability to pay, or the lack of either motivation or materials.
Incidence:
Half the children in the developing countries today do not receive a full cycle of primary education.
Broader Problems:
Lack of educationInadequate education systemIneffective educational policy decisions Related Problems:
Restricted higher educationDenial of right to educationDenial of right to educational choiceUnequal regional distribution of deaths Strategies:
Ensuring universal primary education for childrenDenying right to free primary educationImproving primary educationImproving primary education Subject(s):
Education → Education Education → Primary schooling
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
17.06.2019 – 15:15 CEST