Nowadays, basic education is expected from the government and the law requires citizens to attend school up to a certain level. Education is not only a human right, it is also a duty to fulfil. Indeed, literacy rates and enrolment rates have increased over the years, in which there were 62 million out-of-school lower secondary school children in 2015, a large decrease from 97 million in 2000 (UNICEF, 2019). However, if we really recognise education as a right, then much can still be done since there are still people who are illiterate (according to UNESCO (2017), 750 million people) or unable to attend school.

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