Education in third world countries is crucial to increase the economic, cultural and industrial development these countries and peoples. There are many challenges a student in these countries has to overcome to receive a good, quality education. Most parents can’t afford to pay for their child’s schooling let alone their everyday expenses in their homes.
For governments who are struggling just to keep the country afloat, there is not much in the budget for education. Some countries are becoming able to allocate money for education, for teachers and students. There is much corruption in these countries and money that gets allocated for education tends to disappear.
There is a cultural belief that males are to be educated and so females are overlooked. Substandard education uses old textbooks so old information is taught. The national language is the language taught in countries that don’t have the ability to teach both the national and the English language. If students do have the opportunity to reach the college level they need to know English and many of them don’t.
In third world countries children adopt the same professions that their fathers have. Professions like running a barber, cobbler or tailor shop are taught by fathers to their children. They don’t go to school because they are learning their fathers shop skills. Children in these countries have to go to work so their families can eat, they don’t have time for school. There are more and more students because there are more and more children due to abandonment and death from illness.
There are few if any standards for the schools in third world countries because of lack of money which results in wildly fluctuating pay for teachers and curriculum. So they continue to be behind the world in all areas of learning. Tribal or feudal systems don’t want the government interfering in areas where education is concerned. Landlords want their tenants to remain dependent on them their whole lives. Education would take their slaves away.
To move toward more and better education in third world countries there are some important things that can be done. Governments need to set aside money for education and make sure it gets to the teachers and the students. An education standard needs to be set and implemented. Much more can and will be done to further education among these countries and many foundations, organizations and individuals are working together to make these things happen.