The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the functioning and outcome of education systems. This is true across the world and affected all children, restricting their educational opportunities.<\/p>\n
According to a report by UNESCO Institute of Statistics, the closure of educational institutes due to the pandemic has put an estimated 4.5 million girls at risk of missing school.<\/p>\n
The closure of schools since March 2020 has proliferated the risk of thousands of girls never return to their schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch crises lead to long-lasting impacts on gender equality and education with irrevocable consequences on the most marginalized girls,\u201d said the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe risk of child labour, gender-based violence, early and forced marriage, and early and unintended adolescent pregnancy may increase, leading to many girls never returning to school.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite faring poorer in quality, girls\u2019 access to education had increased significantly in the last two decades,\u201d said Binay Kusiyait, Tribhuvan University professor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThough it is hard to say to what extent, the pandemic is surely taking away the achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The retention of children in school had been a challenge even before the pandemic. And the pandemic has further deteriorated the situation.<\/p>\n
According to the government\u2019s economic survey report for the FY 2020-21, over two-thirds of the students enrolled in Grade 1 drop out of the school by the time they reach Grade 12.<\/p>\n
The report shows that the retention rate up to grade 12 in the current FY was 29.2 percent.<\/p>\n
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The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the functioning and outcome of education systems. This is true…<\/span><\/p>\n