STUDENTS THREATENING STUPORS * : EDUCATION'S MASTER ESSAY

SHOULD WE KEEP asking Saints to do the citizens's and the policymakers jobs? Education the world over is no longer a reliable pathway to opportunity.

Just you wait as A.I. unfolds.

EDUCATION has long been valued as the golden key to progress, symbolising the hope that knowledge will unlock doors for better employment, enhanced living standards and a more promising future.

However, in most parts of the world, say Africa, Far East, Latin America that fundamental promise is increasingly unravelling.

Right across the developing and struggling world, millions of educated individuals / students find themselves in a hopelessly frustrating struggle to secure meaningful employment.

Those lacking formal education are often resigned to enduring exploitative and hazardous working conditions. 

This glaring disconnect underscores the profound flaws and imbalances that have taken root within all educational and economic systems, revealing a landscape where aspiration and reality are painfully at odds.

EDUCATION WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY : Say, In Proud Pakistan, The Labour Force Survey 2025 paints a stark, disheartening picture, education has slipped from a reliable pathway to opportunity, morphing instead into bitter irony.

The Labour Force Survey reveals a striking yet unsettling fact : individuals with little to no formal education experience unemployment rates of 4.7 percent for those entirely uneducated and 6.2 percent for those who have not completed their matriculation.

At first glance, these statistics may appear somewhat promising, suggesting some job stability.  However, closer inspection uncovers a far more troubling narrative.

These workers often find themselves trapped in menial, hazardous positions, forced to navigate the perils of low wage work little chance of advancement.

This grim landscape is not born of choice or ambition, but rather dire necessity. It is a stark reminder that for many, the world of work offers no real opportunity but the harsh compulsion to survive.

Employment for the uneducated often comes at a high cost, stripping away their dignity, safety and well-being. They endure long hours with little respect from employers, working in hazardous conditions without training or protective gear.

Alongside this, the cycle of poverty ensnares their children, denying them education and trapping families in a generational struggle.

This Master Essay continues in the future. The World Students Society thanks Dr. Mohsin Ali Kazmi, a lead statistician at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad.