20 July 2011

Female illiteracy: 41% of Pakistani girls fail to complete primary school

Approximately 41% of Pakistani girls fail to complete primary schooling, according to a report published by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and American NGO Results.

“Girls in Pakistan lag behind due to social and cultural restrictions in a patriarchal society,” Syedul Hassan, girls’ education programme coordinator for Oxfam, told The Express Tribune. [The Express Tribune] Read more [via The Samosa]