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Education is a very familiar word in our day-to-day life. Nelson Mandela defines education as the “most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world”.  Why is education the most powerful weapon? Because education is something that no one can ever take away from you. The modern, globalized, and industrialized world is running on the wheels of education because it provides knowledge.  An educated person better understands their own and others’ purpose and rights in society. Knowledge guides society to bring equal opportunity, rights, and treatment. It provides an updated society with new creations and innovations. As per 2022 reports, World’s best-educated populations are living in America, Canada, Germany, and the UK. Countries with the Lowest-Ranked Educational Systems are Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Central Republic of Africa. Sri Lanka ranked 71. Currently, Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis. It highly impacts Sri Lankan education negatively.
Due to this economic crisis, many educated professionals are migrating ultimately creating a brain drain issue in Sri Lanka. Many scholars, educationalists, doctors, engineers, and well-experienced professionals migrate with their families. It impacts on the entire growth of the economy and education in Sri Lanka. For example, university professors, lecturers, and graduates are trying to migrate in the current situation. When this happens, the public loses educated expertise in the education industry in Sri Lanka. It badly affects primary, secondary, and tertiary education. On the other hand, the government reduces allocating money for education. Even university students and school children have no proper guide for their future careers, no proper teachers to get support, and no scholarships, or student aids for their studying. Parents have no money to provide sufficient education for their children. They demotivate as they have no economic strength to spend on education.
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When education is the most powerful weapon for changing the future, every citizen has an equal right to get quality education. The well-being of society depends on the quality of education and it’s the backbone of every nation. 
However, in Sri Lanka, the government education sector is facing many obstacles and private sector education is raising its course fees. Students have dreams to achieve quality education although they have no money and enough facilities. As a result, they choose a job without completing higher education. Therefore every student who is studying in school, tertiary, and university should understand the value of free education that they experience at the moment. They have the responsibility to study hard and bring new knowledge to rebuild Sri Lanka.
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