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Poor School Attendance Among Children Due To The Allure of Fast Money

The document discusses the underfunding of education in developing countries, leading to inadequate infrastructure and poorly trained educators, which perpetuates poverty. It highlights the impact of economic hardship on school attendance, as children often drop out to pursue informal work for quick financial gains. This results in increased dropout rates and a prevalence of child labor, ultimately reducing literacy and employability in adulthood.

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Poor School Attendance Among Children Due To The Allure of Fast Money

The document discusses the underfunding of education in developing countries, leading to inadequate infrastructure and poorly trained educators, which perpetuates poverty. It highlights the impact of economic hardship on school attendance, as children often drop out to pursue informal work for quick financial gains. This results in increased dropout rates and a prevalence of child labor, ultimately reducing literacy and employability in adulthood.

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Underfunding of the Educational Sector

In many developing countries, education receives a limited portion of


national budgets, resulting in inadequate infrastructure, lack of learning
materials, and little money invested in teachers workshops. According to
UNICEF (2021) this underinvestment leads to overcrowded classrooms,
outdated curriculum, and inadequate trained educators. As a result, students
often receive a substandard education, contributing to a cycle of poverty and
limited upward mobility.

Impacts

This causes insufficient school buildings. Shortage of qualified teachers.


Inadequate teaching and learning materials and limited access to technology
and innovation.

Poor School Attendance Among Children Due to the Allure of Fast


Money

In developing countries, children drop out of school to engage in informal


economic activities that promise quick financial gains. This can include street
vending, begging, or even illegal activities. Economic hardship forces families
to prioritize short-term income over long-term educational benefits. Things
such as gambling has made some youth see formal education as irrelevant.

Impacts

Increased dropout rates. Child labor prevalence reduces literacy and


employability in adulthood.

References

1.A study by the World Bank (2020) in Nigeria noted that youth are
increasingly turning to fast-money schemes instead of pursuing education
due to rising unemployment and poverty. World Bank Nigeria Education
Report

2.UNICEF (2021). The State of the World’s Children 2021.

3.UNDP. (2021). Youth and the Future of Work in Africa

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