Girls’ enrolment drops at college and university levels

Women’s education in Bangladesh has been a success story so far. Girls have continued to outnumber boys at primary and secondary levels, accounting for more than half of school enrolment. However, the situation does not remain the same once it’s time for college and university, writes Mohiuddin Alamgir for The Daily Star.

According to the latest government data, girls’ enrolment starts falling at the college level and the curve keeps dropping for higher education. The data, prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics, suggest that 55.41% of learners studying at the junior school level were girls, from sixth to eighth grade, in 2020, while their participation at masters level was 40.78%.

Speaking on this declining trend, educationists said poverty and child marriage are major reasons for the drop. Sexual harassment on the way to college and university also plays a role.
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