Collocations for education - noun

decent, excellent, first-class, good, high-quality, quality, well-rounded
poor
compulsory
formal
Although he had had little formal education, he could read and write well.

classical
He received a classical education.

liberal
all-round (BrE), basic, general
He'd received an excellent general education in Poland.

comprehensive (esp. BrE), public-school (= provided by the government), universal
the party's policy on comprehensive education
Nigeria committed itself to universal primary education.

early-childhood (esp. AmE), preschool
elementary, primary (esp. BrE)
secondary (esp. BrE)
adult, continuing, further (BrE), higher, tertiary
a college of further education
41% had some post-secondary education.

college (esp. AmE), high-school (in the US), public-school (= private), university
graduate, undergraduate (both esp. AmE)
remedial (AmE), special
in-service, professional, vocational
military, teacher
maternal, parental
How well a child does at school is influenced by the level of parental education.

distance, online (both esp. AmE)
Technology allows distance education to occur at all levels.

AIDS, health
sex, sexuality (AmE)
arts, music, science, etc.
religious, theological
full-time, part-time
public, state
private
parents who choose private education for their children

Catholic, Christian, etc.
single-sex
Researchers have found that single-sex education may benefit girls.

bilingual, multicultural

acquire, get, have, obtain, receive
He was at a disadvantage because of the poor education he had received.

pursue
She brought up two children while pursuing a college education.

deliver, give sb, offer, provide (sb with)
The school provides an excellent general education.

deny sb
No one is denied an education because they are poor in this country.

lack
Many people lack the education and training that is needed for these jobs.

enter
students entering higher education

continue, extend
She went to college to continue her education.

leave
young people who are just leaving full-time education

complete, finish
He went to America to complete his education.

improve, reform
The project seeks to improve education for students.

promote
finance sb's, fund sb's
They set up an account to fund their daughter's education.

authority (in the UK), committee, department, ministry (in the UK), sector, service, system
funds provided by the local education authority
We need to invest in the higher education sector.

officer (esp. BrE), official
minister, secretary (both in the UK)
policy
reform
reformer
bill
campaign, initiative, programme/program, project, scheme (BrE)
The department has launched a new health education campaign.

activities
They want to broaden their research and education activities.

facilities, materials, resources
budget, funding
spending
class, course, session
adult education courses

process
Parents should begin the sex education process long before it begins in school.

centre/center, college, establishment, institution, provider
setting
children in early education settings

community (esp. AmE), world
a policy that has been adopted by the entire education community

expert, leader, specialist
requirement (AmE)
There are additional education requirements for nurses on this course.

levels, standards
efforts to improve education standards

loan (AmE) (student loan in BrE)

in education
students in full-time education

through education
We acquire much of our world knowledge through education.

education about
education about danger on the roads