{"id":1713,"date":"2014-07-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nexteducation.in\/blog\/?p=806"},"modified":"2018-05-29T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T09:12:29","slug":"education-drives-prosperity-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nextgurukul.in\/thenextworld\/education-drives-prosperity-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Education drives prosperity, progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Education has a direct link with a country\u2019s prosperity. Our large population must be leveraged to advantage. All countries with huge populations have made excellent use of this human resource to drive economic growth and improve the standard of living. This was possible\u00a0 mainly through the achievement of high literacy rate.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore exemplifies how education can transform a country. Although it has limited natural resources, Singapore boasts a high GDP, which is mainly due to education. 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