Education for young people is important in many countries. However, some people think that the government should spend more money on education in adult population who cannot read and write. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Formal schooling for the young is of immense significance for a country’s socioeconomic development,

however

, some people are convinced that more money should be allocated for educating illiterate adults. I agree with

this

view to some extent and will analyse the issue in the following essay. On the one hand, government budgets in many countries, particularly in underdeveloped and developing nations, are limited.

Therefore

, if more funding is spent on improving adult literacy rates, the

education

of children and adolescents may suffer as a consequence of less funding. Eventually, maintaining a suitable level and quality of

education

, for both children and illiterate adults, may become an impossible task with limited funding, possibly negatively affecting the

education

of both groups.

However

, due to a decrease in the number of blue-collar jobs, thanks to automatic processes, a large number of illiterate adults who work in

such

positions are being made redundant, and

therefore

increasing the unemployment rate due to their lack of literacy skills when searching for other types of work.

This

situation not only reduces the standard of living for many people, but is

also

an underlying motive for a rise in social problems,

such

as crime, homelessness, and poverty. Providing formal schooling for adults who cannot read or write proves to be a useful measure to reduce the negative consequences that may occur in a society with high levels of adult illiteracy. In conclusion, state funding may not allow an adequate amount of money for the

education

of both the youth and adults to take effect.

However

, I still believe that if more money is spent on educating illiterate adults, social welfare in

such

regions will benefit tremendously.