Education:

Function in
Society
What is
EDUCATION
 Education is a
fundamental human
need by which human
existence of striving and
developing depends on.
1. Education is a
fundamental right.
2. Education is a process
of learning.
Difference of
formal and non
formal
education
 Formal and Non-formal
Education:
Formal education happens
inside a classroom and
facilitated by a professional
teacher. It is a classroom-
based, structured, and
sequentially graded
system.
Non-formal education is
any learning experience
or training outside the
organized formal system.
This type of teaching may
include attending
seminars, workshops, and
community-based sports
program.
 What is the
Functions of
Education in
Society ?
Education does not only
serve an individual, but
also the society where
one belongs. Formal or
non-formal, it is an avenue
where people acquire the
knowledge needed in
dealing with the demands
of daily living.
Effects of
EDUCATION
in society
 Self-
actualization
Lifelong learning or
education may lead a
learner in attaining self-
actualization. Self-
actualization, in Abraham
Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs, is considered as
the highest level of human
need.
Productive
Citizenry
 Education helps society
produce informed,
responsible, and capable
citizens. Productive
citizens are those who
work and maximize their
potentials and skills.
Primary
Education
as a Human
Right
The right to
education is a
universal
prerogative to
education.
Everyone has the
right to education.
Internatio
nal Legal
Basis
The right to education is
on Article 26 of the
Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and Articles
13 and 14 of the
International Covenant on
Economic, Social, and
Cultural Rights.
The right to education has been
reaffirmed in the 1960 UNESCO
Convention against Discrimination
in Education, the 1981 Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women, the
2006 Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities, and the
African Charter on Human and
Peoples' Rights.
In Europe, Article 2 of the
first Protocol of 20 March
1952 to the European
Convention on Human
Rights states that the right
to education is
"recognized as a human
right and is understood to
establish an entitlement to
education."
Fulfillment or Implementation:
The 21st century has been a witness to
the progress that global education
underwent. Presently, according to the
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, more
than four out five can read and write.
Illiteracy, on the other hand, translates
to 757 million adults and 115 million
youth worldwide.