1. Presentation on Female Education in Bangladesh

2.  What is beautiful and useful in the world are equally done by men women  Napoleon said, ’Give me a good mother and I shall give you a good nation’  An educated woman is a good mother, a good wife and a good nation- builder. Considering all these, female education should be made compulsory for all by taking necessary steps. For example, early marriage has to be stopped. Social barriers must be removed.

3. Gender Differences  58 percent of male attended school  25 percent of males of all ages, who complete the secondary level, move on to the postsecondary level  only 41 percent of female attended school  23 percent of females of all ages, who complete the secondary level, move on to the postsecondary level

4. Bangladesh education statistics  There are approx. 19 million primary school-aged children in Bangladesh  Around three million children miss out on primary education as a result of poverty. About 1.5 million of these are girls  Only an estimated 9.4 per cent of slum areas have primary schools within their reach

5. Bangladesh education statistics  A lack of female teachers; inadequate school materials; classroom environments not conducive to girls; families living far from schools

6. Key Strategies  Promoting girls’ education and empowerment in national policies  Improving the quality of and access to formal primary education  Promotion of multi-dimensional and cross- sectored approaches  Promotion of girls’ education at every stage of the life cycle  Promotion of girls’ participation and empowerment  Inclusion of boys  Monitoring of progress

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