Barriers to Education that an underprivileged child Face

Children living in poverty face many barriers to accessing education. Some are obvious – such as not having a school to attend – and some are subtle, like a schoolteacher who has not received the training needed to help children learn effectively.

Increasing access to education can improve the overall health and longevity of a community, grow the economy, and combat climate change. But in many developing lands, the reach of children can be limited by many factors. Barriers to language, gender roles, and reliance on child labor can all hinder the progress of providing quality education. The world’s most vulnerable children from poor communities, including young girls and children with disabilities, may have missed school.

 Some major barriers to education of underprivileged children are: –

• Lack of Funding: – Developing countries cannot rely solely on their funding for education – there is a need for additional foreign aid. Only 20% of education assistance goes to low-income countries. But it costs an average of $1.25 per day per child in developing countries to provide 13 years of education. If every developing country invests more than 15 cents per child, it can make a difference. There is currently a $ 39 billion gap in the provision of quality education for all children by 2030.

• Not having a teacher, or having an untrained teacher: –Teacher performance has been identified as the most important predictor of student learning. There are not enough teachers to complete primary or secondary education, and most of the current teachers are not trained. As a result, children do not receive adequate education. There are 130 million children in school who do not learn basic skills such as reading, writing and math. Globally, the UN estimates that 69 million new teachers need to complete primary and secondary education by 2030. To educate all children in primary school, 25.8 million school teachers need employment. Currently, in one of the three countries, less than a quarter of teachers are trained at national level.

• No class: – A child cannot learn without the right environment. Children in many sub-Saharan African countries are often pressured into overcrowded classes, collapsing classes, or studying abroad. And they do not have the books, school supplies, or other tools they need to succeed.

In Malawi, for example, there is an average of 130 children in each grade. Not only is there a shortage of classrooms, but also all the basic resources you can expect the school to have – such as running water and toilets.

In Chad, only 1 in 7 schools have drinking water, and only 1 in 4 has a toilet; in addition, only one third of the toilets available are for girls only – a real stumbling block and a barrier for girls to come to school. When girls do not have safe toilets, they are often harassed or attacked when they want a private place to go. Girls also miss or drop out of school when they start menstruating when they do not have sanitation facilities or hygiene products to manage their time with pride and dignity.

• Lack of learning resources: – Outdated and obsolete books are often read by six or more readers in many parts of the world. In Tanzania, for example, only 3.5% of all sixth graders used a textbook only. In Cameroon, there are 11 elementary school students in all textbooks and 13 in all textbooks in second grade. Workbooks, exercise sheets, students, and other essentials to help students learn their subjects are in short supply. Teachers also need resources to prepare their lessons, share them with their students, and direct their lessons.

• Exclusion of children with disabilities: – Despite the fact that education is a universal right, denial of access to schools is common among 93 to 150 million children in the world with disabilities. In some of the world’s poorest countries, up to 95% of children with disabilities are illiterate. Students with disabilities have lower enrollment rates and are more likely to drop out of school before completing primary schooling. They are suspended or fired twice as often as their illiterate peers. The combination of racism, the lack of training in inclusive teaching methods, and the lack of accessible schools leave the group at risk of being denied their right to education.

• The distance from home to school: – For many children around the world, walking to school three hours each is rare. This is especially difficult for many children, especially children living with a disability, those suffering from malnutrition or illness, or those who have to work in home. Imagine you have to go to school, hungry, at 5 a.m. every day, not coming back until 7 p.m. Most children, especially girls, are also at risk of violence on their long and dangerous journey to and from school.

• Hunger and malnutrition: – The impact of poverty on education systems has been widely reported. Malnutrition, to the point of contributing to brain development, can be like losing four grades. An estimated 155 million children under the age of five are estimated to be standing. Growing up with a disability that children experience from negative infections, and inadequate motivation can affect their mental and emotional well-being and their concentration at school. As a result, frustrated children are less likely to be able to read by the age of eight. On the other hand, good nutrition can provide the essential for good reading.

• Cost of education: – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights makes it clear that every child has the right to a free basic education, so that poverty and deprivation do not hinder learning. In many developing lands, decades ago governments have announced that school fees will be cut and, as a result, seen a dramatic increase in the number of children attending school.