Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, however learners may also educate themselves. Education can take place in formal or informal settings and any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational. The methodology of teaching is called pedagogy. Formal education is commonly divided formally into such stages as preschool or kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and then college, university, or apprenticeship. A right to education has been recognized by some governments and the United Nations. In most regions, education is compulsory up to a certain age. There is a movement for education reform, and in particular for the of evidence-based education. Formal education occurs in a structured environment whose explicit purpose is teaching students. Most school systems are designed around a set of values or ideals that govern all educational choices in that system. Such choices include curriculum, organizational models, design of the physical learning spaces (e.g. classrooms), student-teacher interactions, methods of assessment, class size, educational activities, and more.
Preschools provide education from ages approximately three to seven, depending on the country when children enter primary education- Primary (or elementary) education consists of the first five to seven years of formal, structured education- Secondary: In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education comprises the formal education that occurs during adolescence- Higher education, also called tertiary, third stage, or postsecondary education. Vocational education is a form of education focused on direct and practical training for a specific trade or craft. Vocational education may come in the form of an apprenticeship or internship as well as institutions teaching courses such as carpentry, agriculture, engineering, medicine, architecture and the arts.
If you live in a developed country, you probably started school at a very young age, where you learned to read and write. Unfortunately, not all nations have this luxury. In some countries, the literacy rate that is, the number of people that are at least 15 years old that can read and write is very low. Most of the illiterate adults live in South Asia, West Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Of all of the illiterate adults in the world, nearly two-thirds are female. One of the lowest literacy rates in the world is found in Niger, where just over 19% of adults can read and write. Other nations with low literacy rates include:
South Sudan: 26.8%.
Guinea: 30.4%.
Burkina Faso: 36%
Central African Republic: 36.8%
Afghanistan: 38.2%
Benin: 38.4%
Mali: 38.7%
Chad: 40.2%
Ivory Coast: 43.1%
Iraq: 43.7%
Liberia: 47.6%
Sierra Leone: 48.1%
Ethiopia: 49.1%
