Education
Education empowers individuals and communities through the transfer of knowledge, skills and habits from one entity to another.
The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.
By the numbers
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Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
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4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
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1 million
primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
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81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
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46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.
By the numbers
-
Nearly 1 billion
people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
-
4 million
child deaths have been prevented over the past four decades by the global increase in women's education.
-
1 million
primary-school students dropped out of school in 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
-
81%
of students say they’re bored because the material isn’t interesting.
-
46%
of U.S. high school students say they find school boring.
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