Alarming Dropout Rates: 166,000 Primary School Students Halt Education in Five Years
Alarming Dropout Rates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Schools Raise Concerns
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: In a troubling revelation, it has come to light that a staggering number of students have dropped out of government schools in the province. According to data from the Education Department, a whopping 166,000 students at the primary school level alone have discontinued their education within the past five years.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Critical Data Reveals: 29% Dropout Rate as 167,000 Students Halt Education Before Fifth Grade
The Department’s records show that out of the 571,000 students who were enrolled in government schools in 2017, only 404,000 reached the fifth grade. In this period, a concerning 29% of students dropped out before reaching the fifth grade, with girls accounting for 37% of these dropouts, and boys making up 22%. Regions such as Kohistan, Torghar, Dera Ismail Khan, and Tank topped the list in terms of dropout rates.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Widespread Dropout Crisis: 80% of Children in Kohistan Halt Education Before Fifth Grade
The data reveals a disheartening scenario, where a staggering 80% of children in Kohistan, 58% in Torghar, and 55% in Tank failed to progress beyond the fifth grade. Dera Ismail Khan witnessed a dropout rate of 47%, while Swat recorded 38% of students discontinuing their education before reaching the fifth grade. Shangla and Bannu fared slightly better, with 57 out of every 100 students in Shangla and 44 out of 100 in Bannu managing to reach the fifth grade.
In a similar vein, Peshawar witnessed significant dropout rates, with 34% of children discontinuing their education before reaching the fifth grade. Another concerning trend emerged in the upper grades, where 34% of children in grades six through ten dropped out of government schools. For instance, in 2017, while 313,000 children were enrolled in the sixth grade, a mere 27,000 reached the tenth grade.
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Education Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mutasim Baullah, refrained from commenting on the dropout issue but expressed concern over the high dropout numbers.
Fakhr Alam, the communication expert of the Education Department, shed light on the complex nature of the dropout issue, pointing out that several factors contribute to students discontinuing their education, including instances where children are enrolled in multiple schools.
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