If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
“Everyone has the right to education”, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The second Millennium Development Goal is to achieve universal primary education. In 2015, 97% of all eligible children were enrolled in primary education worldwide. However, enrolment does not guarantee attendance, or completion.
In absolute numbers India is leading, with China, Indonesia and Nigeria following. These are all countries with large populations and it is estimated that 100 per cent of children aged 5 to 10 are enrolled in the first three. In Nigeria the rate is around 85 per cent. The lowest rate for enrolment can be found in Eritrea and Djibouti with 51 and 66 per cent, respectively.
