What is Education Like in South Asia?
Nearly 13 million children, ages 8-14, are out of school
1/3 of those completing primary school lack basic literacy and numeracy skills
Malnutrition is one of leading causes for inability to learn
Not enough resources to provide schooling for rapidly growing country
- 4% of children don't start school
- about 20 million children
- 58% don't complete primary school
- 90% don't complete school
- 37% of girls aren't in school compared to 27% for boys
Number of higher education students has jumped from 12.2 million in 2000 to 21 million in 2009
In 2009, female education increased to 57%
Education in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have shown significant improvements
Fewer children are working in the fields and more are going to school
- Long and proud tradition of education due to the Constitution
- Highest literacy rate at 98.1% in South Asia
- Schools teach in Sinhala and Tamil
- Very competitive ad results-based education system
- Compulsory education for children 3 to 16
- not widely administered
- There is not a lot of investment in education
- Education heavily influenced by religion
- Often under threat from internal attacks
- A 2015 partnership between the US and Pakistan has been established in order to help young girls attend school
Small World Learning
- Non-profit organization that helps provide the necessary resources to bridge the quality gap between elementary Indian and public private schools
- develops engaging powerpoints to teach material
- helps reduce role of low quality teachers by having all essential materials
- American students teach English language via Skype
- Teams up with SEED
- organization that rehabilitates public schools and transforms them into low-cost private schools accessible to the underprivileged
Keep it Real: Adrusht Madapoosi
She's the First: Kirby Shramuk
Asha for Education: Avani Kolla
The Pittsburgh Hope Initiative: Sangya Gyawali
Akshaya Patra Foundation: Soundarya Bhaskar
City Year: Graeme Meyer
Rukmini Foundation: Harinee Suthakar
Let's Talk About It: Education
The Facts
Room For Change
- Current education system: one of youngest in world today
- Shortage in funds, especially in public schools
- Huge dichotomy in attendance within different gender and social groups
- Families in Tibetan villages leave country for better schooling
- BUT THERE IS HOPE....