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Improving Education in Afghanistan: Challenges and Progress

Learn about the educational background in Afghanistan, addressing the high illiteracy rates, gender disparities, and the dual education systems in place. Explore the past and current state of education in Afghanistan and efforts to enhance its system.

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Improving Education in Afghanistan: Challenges and Progress

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  1. The background of education • According to the Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan has a population of almost 24 million people and one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world.  • An estimated 9.5 million Afghans are illiterate. • In rural areas, where three-fourths of all Afghans live, 90 percent of women and more than 60 percent of men are illiterate.

  2. The background of education system • Under the Taliban girls were not allowed to go to school and fewer than 900,000 boys were enrolled. • Boys and girls are schooled separately. • Vocational training is provided in secondary schools and senior high schools, and six percent of students are enrolled in the vocational system.

  3. The background of education • Children are also taught Arabic so that they may be able to read the Koran (Qur'an). • Two separate systems of education exist in Afghanistan. The older system is a religious one, taught by the mullahs, who conduct schools in the village mosques. They teach the religious precepts of the Koran, reading, writing, and arithmetic.

  4. The background of education • The other system was introduced in Afghanistan's 1964 constitution and provided for free and compulsory education at all levels.

  5. The end • Thanks for being quite.

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