Education
Education empowers individuals and communities through the transfer of knowledge, skills and habits from one entity to another.
Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn
By the numbers
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31 million
primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
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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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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.
Today's education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn
By the numbers
-
31 million
primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school as of 2012. An additional 32 million repeated a grade.
-
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.
-
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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