I concur with the sentiment that receiving an education is more of a privilege than a legal requirement. The fact that education is required by law and that no one can be denied access to it is belied by the fact that this is not the case in practice. There are a lot of people who are ignorant of the importance of education and play tic tac toe who believe that getting an education is a waste of time. They do not put their children through formal education and instead force them to help out around the house or in the community in some capacity. There are some people who are so backward that they do not believe it is in the girls' best interest to go to school because they believe it will corrupt them. This accounts for a sizeable portion of the world's population, although only a select few from more privileged backgrounds receive an education.