Declining quality and poor results make education pledges hollow
Summary
Karnali Province faces an education crisis with declining learning outcomes, poor SEE results, and teacher shortages despite political promises of reform.
Key Points
- Karnali Province's literacy rate is 76.1% with a sharp drop in secondary school enrolment to 42%.
- Only 56.78% of students passed the SEE in Karnali last year, below the national average of 62%.
- There are severe teacher shortages with 4,993 vacancies out of 11,865 sanctioned posts in the province's community schools.
- Despite increased education spending, quality and learning outcomes remain low, with incomplete courses and rising tuition fees.
