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It's a bit more than that. One under-appreciated component of universal, compulsory education is that there is an ingrained cultural acceptance that kids go to

It's a bit more than that. One under-appreciated component of universal, compulsory education is that there is an ingrained cultural acceptance that kids go to school and at least attempt to learn. Here's a report from where I live (Wales, UK): https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2022-04/attendance-review-implications-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-for-school-attendance.pdf https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2022-04/a... Overall attendance is continuing to decline in the single-digit range, and there are double-digit declines in attendance amongst selected disadvantaged groups.

jkhdigital 4y ago
Yes, education is mostly a product of culture. Just look at the Jewish people. Universal compulsory education is a collective affirmation of the value of education in a society, and the extent to which schooling is “taken seriously” is a reflection of how deeply the society embraces this value.
- tcmart14 4y ago
  To add on to your mention of cultural aspects. It was the cultural shared experience amongst the citizenry that Adam Smith argued was why public education was so important.