This can be far too easily forgotten in England. Tertiary education is often seen as a luxury and a way of extending opportunities that are already available.

　　It is worth mentioning that the MDGs do not include tertiary education within their remit of their key goals. Goal 2 is to achieve universal primary education, with Target 3 to ensure that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling . This gives an insight into the state of play.

　　In 2008 it was estimated that there are still 69 million children of school-age out of school . With almost half of these residing in sub Saharan Africa and a quarter from Southern Asia. In addition children from rural areas are twice as likely to be out-of-school than their urban-living counterparts. Furthermore, of those out of school a gender disparity exists with reference to primary and secondary education, which is firmly on the MDG radar as part of its attempt to promote gender equality and empower women. In fact, UNESCO suggests that 2 out of the 3 countries in the world face gender disparities in primary and secondary education and up to half will not achieve the goal of gender parity in education by 2015 .

　　A recent visit to Papua New Guinea is a case example. Illiteracy levels are high and good secondary school education incurs substantial costs. . A significant population explosion means that it is only financially feasible for one of the many children in a household to be educated.

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