Nepal: A Nation Where Education Has Failed Society

Many factors explain why some countries prosper while others stagnate. At its core, however, no country with predictable rules and a population equipped with productive skills remains poor. With the first condition in place—about which I have already written in this column —what matters most next is skills. A well-skilled population produces abundantly at home and competes in foreign markets.Without them, prosperity is not delayed; it is structurally blocked.