Actually that wasn't an anecodote, it was based on findings from A comprehensive study of civil war carried out by a team from the World Bank in the early 2000s (I did say 'historic!')

It examined 78 five-year increments when civil war occurred from 1960 to 1999, as well as 1167 five-year increments of "no civil war" for comparison and IDd five main factors that correlated with a civil war breaking out, one of which was high levels of uneducated men in a country!

It wasn't the only factor, but it was probably the one that a country has the most control over.

Mind you things have changed 20 years on, it's so much easier to create your own opportunities now, or so it seams.

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