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Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Quality Education

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“ Education is a human right with an immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstone of democracy, freedom and sustainable human development ” -  Kofi Annan There is more knowledge on this planet than had ever existed before but as is the case with every other resource it is only accessible to a select few. There has been a rise in the nations on the issue of education with most of the nations globally making strides in attempting to increase access to education for all their citizens at all levels. This consequently saw an improvement from a measly 83.2% in 1990 to a much more impressive 91.4% in 2016 between the age 15-24 [1] . This also acts as an indication of the fact that there is a rise in the equality witnessed in the domain of education, both domestically as well as internationally. The importance of education finds its roots in being a force multiplier- enabling people to be self-reliant, providing a massive boost to the economy of a country wi...