Editing Universal access to education (section)

== Universal access ==
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Universal Access to education is defined as having equal opportunities to take part in any educational system. However, some individuals, groups, or ethnic groups face barriers to equal access. The United States is credited with the current idea of universal access as a concern for handicapped persons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/resources/right-education-persons-disabilities|title=The Right to Education of Persons with Disabilities|work=International Disability Alliance|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}</ref> Two international agencies (World Health Organization and World Bank) estimated that around one billion people all over the world have various types of disabilities. Between 93 and 150 million of them are children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.right-to-education.org/issue-page/marginalised-groups/persons-disabilities|title=Persons with disabilities|work=Right to Education Initiative|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}</ref> Plan International revealed that these kids are less likely to attend school, and if enrolled, they are often separated from their peers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://plan-international.org/education/inclusive-education-children-disability|title=Inclusive education for children with disabilities|work=Plan International|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en}}</ref> The Global Partnership for Education said approximately 90 percent of children with disabilities from low and middle income nations are out of school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalpartnership.org/data-and-results/education-data|title=Education Data|website=www.globalpartnership.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> Historically, these students have been excluded from the ordinary education system and referred to special learning schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-universal-access-to-education/|title=Reading: Universal Access to Education {{!}} Sociology|website=courses.lumenlearning.com|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>

Despite all improvements made, education up to this day is inaccessible to millions of schoolchildren globally. Over 72 million children of primary education age are out of school, and around 759 million adults are uneducated. They do not have the resources for developing the situation of themselves, their families, and their countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/05/why-we-need-to-aim-for-more-than-universal-education/|title=Why we need to aim for more than universal education|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> Poverty leads to lack of education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lsuonline.lsu.edu/articles/education/how-does-poverty-affect-education.aspx|title=How Does Poverty Affect Education? {{!}} LSU Online|work=Louisiana State University Online|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref> In almost all countries (developing and developed), children face barriers to education as a result of inequalities that emanate from health, gender, and cultural identity like religion, language, and ethnic origin. Factors associated with poverty include unemployment, illiteracy among parents, and ailments increase the possibility of non-schooling and dropout rates.<ref name="humanium.org">{{Cite news|url=https://www.humanium.org/en/right-to-education/|title=Right to Education : Situation around the world - Humanium • We make children's rights happen|work=Humanium • We make children's rights happen|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Universal primary education is widely known as a major issue for many nations. The majority of these developing states do not possess the financial resources needed to build schools, provide books and other materials, and recruit, train, and pay teachers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/universal-primary-education|title=Universal primary education {{!}} Global development|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> The Sub-Saharan African region is the most affected region in the world as roughly 32 million African children are still uneducated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uis.unesco.org/en/topic/education-africa|title=Education in Africa|website=uis.unesco.org|date=18 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> This is followed by Central and East Asia as well as the Pacific with over 27 million children uneducated.<ref name="humanium.org"/> However, observers noted that universal access to education remains an attainable goal by 2030.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/educable/access-to-education-and-its-issues/|title=Access to education and its issues|work=Times of India Blog|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref>