The International Day of Education is observed by the United Nations on 24 January.

According to Article 26(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "[e]ducation shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. [Furthermore] [e]lementary education shall be compulsory."

Although education is a human right, we should remember the following and take steps to ensure that children in our communities have access to free education:

"Education offers children a ladder out of poverty and a path to a promising future. But about 258 million children and adolescents around the world do not have the opportunity to enter or complete school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; ..." - (The United Nations. (n.d.). International Day of Education. United Nations. Retrieved January 30, 2022, from https://www.un.org/en/observances/education-day)​