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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a poor education" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an inadequate or substandard level of education received by an individual or group.
Example: "Many students in underfunded schools suffer from a poor education, which affects their future opportunities."
Alternatives: "subpar education" or "inferior education".
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There is really a poor education in our country.
His own apathy stems, he believes, from a poor education.
Some children taught at home undoubtedly receive a poor education.
Yet despite these resources, pupils still receive a poor education, and the public health system is in embarrassing shape.
Judges designed individualized treatment plans to address whatever had thwarted the child's development: neglect, abuse, a poor education, an overcrowded home, unrestricted exposure to books about bandits.
Even English-speaking children will often do poorly if their parents had a poor education and are unfamiliar with academic culture.
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North Carolina was once considered a beacon of farsightedness in the South, an exception in a region of poor education, intolerance and tightfistedness.
Political stability and the end of the civil war have improved aid flows and economic activity has increased, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity - risk undermining planned economic reforms.
Despite government help, defectors of working age earn well below the average wage, and almost a fifth are in debt due to a combination of poor education and discrimination among employers.
While Hitler's popularity may simply be a case of poor education for some, others believe there's a deliberate decision to recontextualize the guy, for political reasons.
Mohammed Ishaq Rezia, 34, a police captain from Daykondi Province in central Afghanistan, blamed his opium addiction on a combination of poor education, constant warfare, easy drug availability and "bad friends".
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