The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights - 1708 Words

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, states that everyone has the right to education despite race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ethnic origin, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights, yet millions of children and even adults throughout the world are left uneducated. Seven-hundred and eighty-five million adults worldwide are threatened by illiteracy alone. That translates to one in every five people who lack basic reading skills and two-thirds of this population is made up of women. Poverty, discrimination, and inequality, are key reasons as to why individuals don’t receive a good education or any education at all. Education is a fundamental human right that promotes†¦show more content†¦80% of them are in developing countries and nine out of ten of them do not attend school. 11% of all children in the world are working instead of learning due specifically to child laboring practices, but also to h elp support the family and bring in income (â€Å"Ten Reasons Why Children†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ). However, if this is not the case, it is still a hassle to come up with the money to pay school fees, buy uniforms, and school supplies. The average cost of education per student increased from $3,400 in 1965 to $8,745 in 2001 and almost 70% of families removed certain schools as a choice because of costs compared to the 58% who did so in 2008 (â€Å"Fewer Parents Can Pay...†). By reducing the cost for a parent to send their child to school, the benefits of schooling become more prevalent and most parents will choose a better future for their children and send them to school. After abolishing school fees in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, enrollment increased from 3.4 million to 5.7 million students in Uganda in 1996; from 5.9 million to 7.2 million in Kenya in 2003; and from 1.5 million to 3 million in Tanzania in 2002 all within the first year (â€Å"The Case For†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ). On the other hand, most schools are publicly funded through the government and these funds come from taxes paid by the people, but because of impoverishment the amount of funding that goes towards education is hardly ever enough. Annual expenditures per full-time student for elementary and secondary education in the United