At present, humanity is hinging its hopes on achieving sustainable development-a vital element for the survival of the planet. The role that social capital needs to play in the endeavor to build a strategy and a policy that can facilitate progress towards human prosperity becomes clear. The purpose of this chapter is, through the use and analysis of the relevant literature, to highlight the need for the enhancement of social capital in order to achieve qualitative development. This study supports the view that only through the education process-one that ensures education for all-can social capital exhibit the levels of improvement needed to ensure a sustained societal development for the populations of the world.