Quote from: Gozie51 on November 07, 2020, 10:43:41 AM

Education is the bed rock of the any society. A country that wants to develop must concentrate on the investment of education. It is a serious business for the end result is great. Taking education as a serious business starts from the budgetary a nation has for it and this is why
UNESCO has given a stipulated percentage of a yearly as 26% because that's the way a country can develop and take advantage of their environment.

In Africa, picking Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria as a reference point, the first two mentioned have done far more better than Nigeria in budgetary allocation.

In comparison, Ghana's budgetary allocation to education is 18.6% in 2018. This according to google from world bank data

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Ghana - Public Spending On Education, Total (% Of Government Expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Ghana was reported at 18.6 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ghana - Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2020.

Also, south Africa has been budgeting more than Nigeria in education with 20% going to education and this is evident in there standard of education.

In Nigeria, the story is not the same as the budget for education isn't fairing any better.

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The troubled sector receives a meagre 5.6 per cent of the total budget, much below the recommended benchmark.

The educational system looks like no proper attention is giving to it and it witness a lot of brain drain and her best brains are found in other countries studying and doing great.

The consistent lecturers strike for demanding better funding and well functional system can't be overemphasized. You can have better reading with the source
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/422829-buharis-2021-budget-share-for-education-is-nigerias-lowest-in-10-years.html

I strongly believe this assertion because education facilitate increase in productivity in science,arts,human capacity development,mental rejuvenation required to better a country etc.when an entire country is educated growth and development increases and unemployment decreases as citizens are supposed to be educated and equiped with the right skill meant to create jobs than to seek one.education leads to economic growth and stability of a nation.education enables one to maximize his or her full potential and in return give back to the society.check every developed country today and see how flourishing there education sector is.this completely eradicates any form of argument against the subject matter