15 Interesting Facts about Education You Should Know

Education is the process of transferring knowledge and skills. The two types of education can be broadly divided into, first, formal education, which happens within an institutional framework like schools and colleges that follow a curriculum, and nonformal education, which also happens to follow a structured curriculum but happens outside a formal schooling system. Moreover, it is rightly believed that education transforms lives and can bring about a change in an individual’s perspective. Read more on the interesting facts about education in this blog.

Amazing Facts about Education

Here are some amazing facts about education that every student should know:

1. In India, there are several schools, but it is also believed that one of the largest schools is located in Lucknow, named ‘The City Montessori School’ which can house more than 32,000 students.
2. The King’s School in Canterbury, England, is the world’s oldest school, established in 597 AD.
3. In Finland, children begin schooling at the age of seven, moreover, it has the top ranking of school systems.
4. In Chile, schools have the longest duration of summer vacations, which can start anywhere in mid-December and end in the first week of March.
5. Roughly 114 million youth still struggle with basic writing and reading comprehension. Women make up two-thirds (63 per cent).
6. Free and compulsory education is the right of every Indian under Article 21-A
7. India’s economy is highly dependent on the Indian education system.
8. The Indian education system is constantly working to get better by hiring qualified personnel and using technology to make the curriculum easier.

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9. Schools in China give the most homework to their students.
10. Children in Pakistan are not entitled to get free education as their legal right, kids between the ages of 5 and 9 can only get compulsory education.
11. France is considered to have the shortest school year from August to June but they also have the longest school hours.
12. There is always a new student in the class because in Holland, school starts the day the child turns 4.
13. The smallest school in the world is located in Turin, with only one pupil.
14. Iran is the only country where girls and boys are sent to different schools until they reach college.
15. The highest school in the world is located 5,373 meters above sea level in Phumachangtang, Tibet.

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