1. The Right to
an Education:
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2. Benefits of an Education
People with more education have knowledge and skills to perform higher-level employment roles. Other benefits include improved health, more stable families, improved environments and lower crime rates.
If all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty. This is equal to a 12% cut in global poverty.
Children of educated mothers are more likely to be vaccinated and less likely to be stunted because of malnourishment.

3. Benefits of an Education
One extra year of schooling increases an individual's earnings by up to 10%.
In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 1.8 million children's lives could be saved if their mothers had at least secondary education.
One additional school year can increase a woman's earnings by 10% to 20%.

4. It can also teach them valuable critical thinking skills.
People need education to prepare them for work and for living fulfilling lives.
Education provides a broad base of knowledge that teaches people about the world around them.
It can also teach them valuable critical thinking skills.

5. In the past, education was largely about preparing people for jobs, and job preparation is still a major component of education. These days, many jobs require basic math and writing skills, and many require computer skills as well. Education prepares people for the job market of the 21st century.

6. Countries Which Education Is An Issue
- As a result of poverty and marginalization, more than 72 million children around the world remain unschooled. - The top ten countries with education problems (with the percentage) are: - 1 South Sudan 27.0 % - 6 Chad 35.4 % - 2 Afghanistan 28.1 % - 7 Somalia 37.8 % - 3 Burkina Faso 28.7 % - 8 Ethiopia 39.0 % - 4 Niger 28.7 % - 9 Guinea 41.0 % - 5 Mali 33.4 % - 10 Benin 42.4 %

7. What can we do to help?
You could help by donating to charities like these -

8. We’ve All Got Rights

9. Thank you for listening
The End
Thank you for listening
By Derek Young, Kieran Morrison, Wen Jing Chen, Kieran Conroy, Bethany Wilson, and Mia McNally