Over 60 percent of Afghan girls aged 13-15 years drop out of school: report

According to the study by Women and Children Legal Research Foundation, 60 percent of children who are deprived of school education are girls.
Moreover, literacy rate among girls is 44 percent lesser than that among boys.
Abdullah Ghaznawi, a researcher of Women and Children Legal Research Foundation, said that despite gains in the area of education, girls still face many challenges in accessing education in Afghanistan.
Forty-eight percent of respondents in the survey cited conflict and insecurity for girls dropping out of school.
Thirty-one prevent of the respondents cited displacement of families and poverty for the problem.
Twenty-one percent cited tradition and lack of female teachers, domestic violence, remoteness of the school and street harassment for the problem.
The researchers urged the government to implement national plan for preventing children marriage and make increased efforts to facilitate education in Afghanistan.
The survey involved 1,373 respondents including students, parents, teachers, education officials, civil society activists.
The survey was conducted in Kabul, Balkh, Parwan, Kandahar and Badakhshan.
Meanwhile, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that girls and women’s access to education is a priority for the government,adding development is not possible without women’s participation.