GEM Report posted: " By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education In 2001, a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan could expect, despite the odds, to attend primary and secondary school, graduate from university, and pursue a profession. These days "
By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
In 2001, a six-year-old girl in Afghanistan could expect, despite the odds, to attend primary and secondary school, graduate from university, and pursue a profession.
These days might be over if the new order instates a system that institutionalizes discrimination against girls and women, and annuls commitments made over the past two decades to advance education. The consequences would be catastrophic for the people, the country and regional and global security.
Although the country still lags far behind its South Asian neighbours on all education indicators, the progress achieved over the past twenty years - starting nearly from scratch - is nothing short of remarkable. This is documented in trends assessment report published by UNESCO here.
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