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The global success stories. And yet theres a widening gap between education standards across the world. Children in developing countries are around 100 years behind those of industrialized nations. So why is that . Well, many children in developing countries have to work outside of school. And Armed Conflicts can prevent them from attending school regularly. In wealthier countries, young people typically attend school for an average of 12 years. In developing countries, for just 6. 5 years. And there are differences within industrial nations themselves, too. A childs background too often determines their success at school. Poverty can be a huge obstacle when it comes to gaining a good education. Those who can, often spend a lot of money on their kids schooling. Parents spend around 90 billion euros worldwide on extra coaching every year. Partly because theyre afraid their kids wont otherwise make the grade. And so the gap widens. In china too, many parents and kids have one objective w

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