Education

 Education For other uses, see  Education (disambiguation) . Education is a wide phenomenon that applies to all age groups and covers formal education (top row) as well as  non-formal  and  informal education  (bottom row). Education  is the transmission of  knowledge ,  skills , and  character traits  and manifests in various forms. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public  schools , following a curriculum.  Non-formal education  also follows a structured approach but occurs outside the formal schooling system, while  informal education  entails unstructured learning through daily experiences. Formal and non-formal education are categorized into levels, including  early childhood education ,  primary education ,  secondary education , and  tertiary education . Other classifications focus on teaching methods, such as teacher-centered and  st...