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Education
 


About this section

Education refers to the skills and knowledge obtained through teaching and learning in a school or similar institution.

The Facts...

  • 91% of pupils are taught in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools
  • In 2008, there were 133 higher education institutions in Englan
  • Under the Education for All programs driven by UNESCO, many countries have committed to achieving universal enrollment in primary education by 2015
  • The right to education has been described as a fundamental human right since 1952
  • Exclusion statistics over the past decade have gone up and down, but remain within a range of about 9,000 to 12,000 each year
  • Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children go to school. From 1 March 2001, parents found guilty of school attendance offences could be subject to a penalty of up to £2,500 and a period of imprisonment