I seem to have omitted the word "quality" from my above post.
A high quality education should be the right of everyone. It really is that simple!

Apologies for any confusion caused.

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Indy,
Reading and writing are only a small proportion of what's learned at school.

Opportunities should be abundant.
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Yuyutsu,
Regarding indoctrination, have you considered that the reverse could be the case? By exposing the children to alternative viewpoints, it reduces their chances of being indoctrinated with their parents' prejudices.

Dear Aidan,

Normally parents (and grandparents) love their children and wish them well - more than anyone else.

Nobody is perfect, but if I am to be indoctrinated by someone then it rather be the ones who love me, not the ones who are there to use and abuse, who have no true care for me but view me as their cannon-fodder or economic-fodder.

Now children are influenced by their parents in any case, so indoctrination by others leaves them confused and mentally torn by conflicting loyalties. That is not a happy childhood, that is a miserable childhood.

Parents who wish their children the best, send them to teacher(s) with congruent values.

So much on the visible surface - now metaphysically, children often choose to be born to particular parents so they can represent them in their early life, before they can properly express themselves and make their wishes known to others, with similar values they carry from previous lives. This means that rather than indoctrination (as it might sometimes seem from outside), parents actually bring out (educe) in their children these traits which were already in them.

Once children can properly express themselves, then they should be heard regardless of nominal age and have their choices respected - but who is most likely to listen, believe and respect them more than their loving parents and grandparents?

Opportunities should be abundant.
Aidan,
Yes, there are more opportunities than people who can avail themselves to them. But, not due to lack of education, lack of suitability is the problem. Many simply aren't suitable for education & pushing them into education is worse no education. When people say opportunities they generally mean ease of exploitation.
People should be able to do what they enjoy or are comfortable with rather than the meaningless pushing of academic titles. Menial work needs to be rewarded far more than it is whilst meaningless work needs to be paid far less ! If it really is equality we're after then we must reward merit rather than showy titles !

Why do facts always kill debate ?

The problem with universal principles in this case equal education opportunity is they often lead to centralized control and tyranny.

Sounds like Aiden wants to be able to indoctrinate and take away parents children. I can hear Stalin propaganda saying "Thankyou Stalin for my wonderful childhood".