Uganda is Encouraging Young people Pursue Post-Secondary Education

Green: Positive impactRed: Negative impactBlue: Neutral/ Depends on the countryAn increase in people going to school relates to fertility rates. This is because as more people pursue higher Education, the higher job positions they can get. Countries like South Korea and Japan have lower fertility rates due to most women having high-paying jobs and pursuing higher education.

Mental Strain

People may feel stressed due to loneliness, overload of work, school pressure, etc. According to HEQCO (Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario), 37% of students report symptoms of anxiety in post-secondary education. National Institutes of Health 11% of college/ University students have had suicidal thoughts in the past year.

Lowers Quality of Life

People may quit their job

Poverty

Financial Insecurity

Less Population Growth

Caused by low fertility rates

Could help remove strain on Governments

Could cause future labour shortage

Could lead to the economy to fail

Lower Fertility rates

This could be a good or bad thing depending on the country

Bad

Jobs that rely on children take a hit

Could cause labour shortage

Good

Remove strain from government and housing

More people will have disposable income

Higher employment rates

Leads to Economic growth

Financial Stability of citizens

Citizens will feel happier

Poverty rates will go down

Increase in Quality of Life

Education is an indicator of quality of life

Government needs to fund more

More Taxes on Citizens

More stress on Citizens

Higher Cost of Living

Other things the government needs to fund goes ignored

Economic growth

Helps Uganda go from a developing country to developed.

Government will have more money to fund with