Importance of Higher Education in Developing Countries

Beyond any doubt education plays a pivotal role intalk to in order to get justice. In a lawless society,
the development an d progress of any country. In athe outlaws are always on the rampage which
developing country education gains even moredisturbed the smooth working in all the fields with the
importance.result that the process of development comes to us
The per capital income depends upon the state ofstandstill. Education is the panacea which can wash
economy which is directly proportional to the literacythis evil also
rate in a country. The economy of a country mainlyThe education also makes one realize that a nation
depends upon the able economists who formulatecan come out of the vicious economic cycle only if
such economic policies which play an effective role inhard work is up held. If developing nation had this
the progress of the country. And the fact remainsrealization, al the members of the society will work
that the able and competent economists arehard to put the country on path to progress which
produced only if a country has a sound system ofwill ultimately take the country out of vicious circle in
education. Besides, the failed economic systems willwhich almost all the developing countries are struck
have its negative effects on all the other fields. Theup.
health care, industry, agriculture, defence, etc. WouldIndustry of a country place a very vital role in the
remain weak.development. More industries mean more progress as
We take up the example of health care first. Themore products are produced which not only cater to
hospitals are the ultimate place for the indisposed. Ifthe needs of the nation itself but can also b
country's economy is weak, it would be difficult forexported to earn foreign exchange for the country.
the government or the private sector to set upIndustry, in one way, depends upon the engineers
more and more hospitals, enough to cater to theand technicians and capable engineers can be
health care needs of the nation. And obviously, theproduced only if the country has a good education
physically weak or the ailing nation would not playsystem and standard. Infrastructure of a country, it
any role in the development of its mother land.is believed, plays a central role in the progress. In this
Hence education in a way is directly linked to healthconnection roads are very important as the
care.transportation depends upon these. The highways
Moreover, the health care itself depends uponconnect cities with on another where as the farm-
education in the sense that able and competedto-market roads are very important to transport
doctors could only be produced if the country hascommodities from the farm (where these are
evolved and effective and viable education system. Aproduced) to the market (where these are sold). The
weak education system means incompetent doctorsconstructions of the roads depend upon two major
who get degrees in medicine and surgery throughfactors. The quality of the material used and honesty
back doors. Such doctors would not be able to serveof the personal engaged in the construction.
the ailing humanity because of their incompetence.Since the education makes one realize that impurity in
And, of course, education makes up the consciencesuch material would not bring positive results, the
and makes one realize that the social evils definitelyeducated lot would certainly avoid doing so and the
eat into the vitals of a society. The illiterate or lessengineers and other technical staff would also work
educated society has the corruption rampant inhard to build the best possible roads using all their
various forms - bribery, jobbery, nepotism, etc. onexpertise.
the contrary; the educated people realize that theElectronics and print media also plays a very
society cannot b reformed unless these social evilsimportant role in the development to a country. An
are eradicated from the society. And this realizationhonest journalist would not write about which might
comes only and only with the education.cause the disintegration of the country or collapse of
A developing country needs education all the more tothe system favorable to the nation.
eradicate these evils because it yet to rank amongThe agricultural sector is no less important which
the developed countries. If the society is breedingflourishes if educated people take to this field and
this evil, it would become extremely difficult to putadopt latest mean to enhance the productivity of the
the country on path to progress.land. The educated agriculturalist would know which
Lawlessness hinders the process of development asmeasure to take at what time. Moreover, they keep
nobody feels secure and education helps over comethemselves abreast with the latest inventions in the
lawlessness as the educated people realize that it theagro field. I this way, education bring green revolution
lawlessness from which most of the evils stem.in a developing country. This was a brief discussion
Lawlessness means the oppressors are free toover the above written topic the crux of which is
oppress the already wretched sections of the---NO EDUCATION NO DEVELOPMENT.
society who do not know where to go and whom to