Opinion | SEE results mask great inequalities
Summary
Nepal's SEE results reveal significant disparities in pass rates between provinces and schools, highlighting deep educational inequalities despite improvements in examination timing.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Education creditably reduced the SEE results announcement delay to one month through on-site evaluation.
- The overall pass rate increased by about 4 percentage points to 65.98 percent, but 145,507 students were non-graded.
- There are stark disparities in pass rates between provinces and between public and private schools, with remote areas suffering from resource shortages.
- The SEE examination system is criticized for perpetuating pressure and inequality, with calls for an education overhaul to focus on practical skills and equal opportunity.
