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PAKISTAN-EDUCATION-DROPOUT
Over 22 million Pakistani children out of school: report dropout
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A new report by Human Rights Watch
(HRW) has revealed that nearly 22.5 million Pakistani children are out of
school, of which majority are girls, local media reported on Wednesday.
The report said that as many as 32 percent girls between the ages of five
and 11 are out of school in the country, compared to 21 percent of boys.
Under investment in schools, prohibitive school fees and related costs,
corporal punishment, insecurity, attacks on educational institutes, and a
failure to enforce compulsory education were the reasons of low enrollment
rates in Pakistan, a country with a population of just over 200 million,
according to the report.
Earlier last week, the ruling party leader and governor of eastern Punjab
province Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that around 22 million out of school
children in Pakistan would be enrolled and quality education services would
be ensured as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is committed to revamping
the education system in the country.
“The youths will play a pivotal role in bringing the economic revolution,”
he said, adding that the educational institutions must play effective role in
improving standards of education.
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