Volume 13, Issue 2A and 2B, 2025

Global Future of Education and Eradication of Learning Poverty in Developing Countries

Badejo A.O & Adepoju Tayo Titilayo

Abstract

Education is the basis of high levels of human capital of a peaceful and
sustainable environment, with a strong positive relationship with other aspects
of political, social, and economic development. Education has been known for
learning crisis, as of 2018, it was estimated that almost 258 million children
and youths were reported out of primary and secondary schools across the
world. In the same vein, a joint report from UNESCO and Worl bank (2021)
affirmed that in developing countries there were 53% 10 years old children
experiencing learning poverty, they can neither read nor understand a simple
text and numerical. COVID-19 between 2020 and 2021, created a mounting
crisis causing an unprecedented disruption to education globally. This paper
aims to explain that children are not being provided with the required
education needed in the rapidly changing world. While using descriptive
education research method and assessing some literature reviews on
educational models that describe a way of thinking about the purpose of
education as well as reflecting on the three key drivers of global changes and
how education can be shaped to annex the opportunities in the global
challenges. The final section will elucidate the counselling implication and
recommend a design of educational change management for future
development.

Keywords

Poverty, Education, Human capital, Transformation, Future, Sustainability.

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