Is Education Linked With A Country's Wealth Case Study

How is Education linked with a country's wealth and its rate of literacy? (Introduction) A country’s wealth and its rate of literacy is highly linked to the education system that is provided by its government to its people. The education system in each country ensures that its people are educated so that the country’s future leaders will be able to further enhance the country’s wealth and stability. In other words, the standard of education is directly linked to a country’s total literacy rate. The literacy rate is a determinant for finding out a country’s standard of education. Education in its general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the …show more content…
This is because, the government and public can discuss their problems and challenges openly and wisely without disputing in understanding their duties towards achieving a healthy economy. Education has a positive effect on human life because it generates an advance community like the people in countries like Japan, Korea, Singapore. Through education, we gain knowledge and are able to enlarge our view over the world. With knowledge, people also become more useful and civilised.The country that has high illiteracy rate need to have their country’s leader focus more on education because education can affect many things such as a country’s wealth and …show more content…
Each country’s government should ensure that they have enough schools to cater to all of its school going children be it government owned primary and secondary schools or universities. The government should also not forget children from rural areas or from fragile states. To increase the rate of illiteracy the government should take steps to ensure that proper education reaches these children. Equal opportunities should also be given to these children when they come out to look for a job. With fewer unemployed people, there will be less of a need to support them hence the country will be more likely to prosper. People have to be given equal opportunity regardless of their income, race, gender or religion. No discrimination should exist. Only the best teachers are chosen and the best training provided. Teachers who are directly linked to education must be given appropriate wages because they are the people in charge of future leaders of the country. Appropriate systems should be put in place to ensure teachers’ individual skills are best used. Additionally, comprehensive educational system with qualified teachers accelerate learning process towards acquiring the most modern knowledge. In order to meet new job demands caused by the rise in big businesses and technological advances in factories, high schools were created, with a curriculum focused on