Editing Democratization (section)

==== Education ====
It has long been theorized that education promotes stable and democratic societies.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Capitalism and Freedom|last = Friedman|first = Milton|year = 1962|pages = 86}}</ref> Research shows that education leads to greater political tolerance, increases the likelihood of political participation and reduces inequality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = The democratizing effect of education |journal = Research & Politics|date = 2015-10-01|issn = 2053-1680|pages = 2053168015613360|volume = 2|issue = 4|doi = 10.1177/2053168015613360|language = en|first1 = Eduardo|last1 = Alemán|first2 = Yeaji|last2 = Kim|doi-access = free}}</ref> One study finds "that increases in levels of education improve levels of democracy and that the democratizing effect of education is more intense in poor countries".<ref name=":0" />

It is commonly claimed that democracy and democratization were important drivers of the expansion of primary education around the world. However, new evidence from historical education trends challenges this assertion. An analysis of historical student enrollment rates for 109 countries from 1820 to 2010 finds no support for the claim that democratization increased access to primary education around the world. It is true that transitions to democracy often coincided with an acceleration in the expansion of primary education, but the same acceleration was observed in countries that remained non-democratic.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Paglayan|first=Agustina S.|date=February 2021|title=The Non-Democratic Roots of Mass Education: Evidence from 200 Years|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=115|issue=1|pages=179–198|doi=10.1017/S0003055420000647|issn=0003-0554|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Wider adoption of [[voting advice application]]s can lead to increased education on politics and increased [[voter turnout]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2018.1526237 | doi=10.1080/10584609.2018.1526237 | title=Getting Out the Vote with Voting Advice Applications | year=2019 | last1=Germann | first1=Micha | last2=Gemenis | first2=Kostas | journal=Political Communication | volume=36 | pages=149–170 | hdl=20.500.14279/30071 | s2cid=149640396 }}</ref>