Education in Iraq: Problems Being Faced
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Problem 1: Certain areas are doing very well in reaching the Millennial Development Goals for education, but other areas are still struggling, keeping the average lower than it could be. According to www.undp.org, "Iraq's literacy rate in persons ages 15-24 is 85.5%." One area of Iraq has a high rate of 94.4%, but in another area they remain at a low of 72%. A possible solution would be to concentrate/increase efforts in specific areas where they are struggling. Perhaps if some resources were pulled from areas that are doing exceptionally better, the average would at least be more precise.
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Problem 2: Although the percentage of enrollment in primary education is expected to increase to 95% by 2015, there are still disparities between males and females. This problem is caused by culture and traditional roles the people are used to. To fix this problem, it is important for everyone in the country to see positive female role models. For the young girls, they can see a strong, independent woman that is able to support herself...perhaps someone that grew up in the same area as them, and had to face similar trials to get an education. For the parents, they could see a success story and realize that giving their boys and girls an education would be very beneficial. These positive female role models could visit schools or even specific families to be an example and explain the benefits of education in the lives of Iraqi women.
Source: http://www.iq.undp.org/content/iraq/en/home/mdgoverview/