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• -Education(1)-

  • For example, in the 1750’s, most children in England and Wales did not go to school
  • It was rare for them to be able to read or write. In Scotland, all parishes had schools and most could read and write.
  • There were two universities in England and Wales, four in Scotland and one in Ireland.
  • In 1825, few girls went to school yet most upper and middle class boys did.
  • School was not a priority for working class boys who often went directly to the workplace.
  • Primary schools were set up for poor children. Few attended as they had to work for their families.
• -Education (3)-

  • Overall, education may be viewed as a significant change during the Industrial Revolution because it was a revolutionary occurrence for gender equality. More lower-class people were given an education
• -Education(2)-

  • However, by 1900, school was compulsory for all five - twelve year olds both boys and girls, literacy was improving in all of Great Britain.
  • ten universities in England, five in Scotland, one in both Ireland and Wales. 
  • As a result, more people were able to be educated and more jobs were available.
  • There was also an increase in gender equality in the classroom as wealthy girls were permitted to attend school.