1.Poverty and Lack of Access
In both, developed and developing countries children do not have access to an accurate education due to the inequality among the countries. The origin of this inequality comes from various factors, such as gender, social status, economy, race, and cultural identity. In addition, the government does not have awareness of those factors, so the situation gets worst. As a result, many children are receiving the education which is necessary for their internal and external development. Unemployment, a low level of health, sickness and lack of interest from the parents are common factors that increase the probability of non-schooling and dropout average twice. The truth is that most children from developing countries leave their education back due to problems related to health and the economy.
2. Low Economy of Developing Countries
Primary education is a worldwide problem which can result from inappropriate financial resources that are imperative to the construction of schools with good infrastructure, provided materials, and hiring and training teachers or instructors. Moreover, the funds given by international organizations are not enough to solve the main problem. According to Rueckert (2018), in the past six years, the total fund that goes to education has impressively decreased. He said, "education aid is 4% lower than it was in 2009". This represents a significant consequence which reduces the capacity of the countries in providing children with a good education.
As well, it is usual to see children from different levels in one class altogether, so they will not be prepared according to their needs.
3. Lack of Teachers or Having Teachers Untrained
When it comes to teachers, the biggest challenge is that they are not trained to provide basic education ( math, reading and listening skills) to children in poor countries. For this reason, the UN predicts that 69 million new teachers will be needed to provide primary and secondary education all around the world by 20
4. No Classroom
The infrastructure will always be linked with a good education because it is obvious that if you do not have a place to learn, it will be more difficult to give a formal education. This is the real situation for millions of children globally. Sub-Saharan African children are usually put in overcrowded classrooms which most of the time are in bad conditions.
Rueckert (2018) found "In Malawi, for example, there are 130 children per classroom in grade 1 on average. It’s not just a lack of classrooms that’s the problem, but also all the basic facilities you would expect a school to have – like running water and toilets".
'5. Lack of Materials for Education
In classrooms from different countries, the children have to use outdated books and cannot have the benefit to use a personal book. Instead of this, they need to share one book with a lot of students. In Tanzania, 3.5% of the children from sixth grade have just used one reading textbook for the entire classroom. In the case of Cameroon, there are eleven students from primary school using one reading textbook and thirteen students from second grade using the same mathematics textbook. Technological devices to support lessons, worksheets and readers are missing too. Teachers constantly need materials to prepare their lessons beforehand and share their knowledge with students.
'6. Denied Education for Children with Disabilities
Although education is a universal human right, it is common to see how children with disabilities are not allowed to study. More than 95% of children with disabilities in the world's poorest countries are not receiving any education. Several factors can influence the incidence of this scenario, such as discrimination, unprepared teacher to help these children and lack of appropriate facilities for them.
References
Right to Education: Situation around the world (n.d.). InHumanium. Retrieved from:
https://www.humanium.org/en/right-to-education/
Rueckert, P. (2018, January 24). 10 Barriers to Education Around the World. InGlobal Citizen.
Retrieved from: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/10-barriers-to-education-around-the-world-2/
