Morocco has made progress in education, but school dropouts are still a serious problem, according to UNESCO’s Education Monitoring 2026 report. Many children are now able to go to school, and the number of out-of-school children has dropped greatly since 2000. Still, a large number of students leave school before finishing. Only a few students [...]
Access to education in Laos is facing a serious crisis, especially in rural and low-income areas where many children still struggle to go to school. Poverty, long travel distances, and a lack of schools mean that students often drop out early or never continue beyond primary levels. Girls are especially affected, as families may prioritize [...]
School children in Sudan are growing up in very difficult conditions because of the ongoing war and displacement. Many children have been forced to leave their homes and stop attending regular schools. Millions are out of school, and some have even forgotten how to read and write due to long breaks in learning. In displacement [...]
The education system in Eritrea has grown since independence, with more schools and more children attending classes than before. On the surface, this looks like progress, but the reality is more complex. The government closely controls what students learn and how teachers teach. Subjects like history and citizenship are shaped to promote loyalty to the [...]
In Yemen, many teachers are facing very hard times because their salaries are too low and often delayed. One teacher, Mohammed Salem, works three jobs a day just to survive. After teaching at a government school, he also teaches at a private school and then works at a hotel at night. Even with so much [...]
Many children in Lebanon are facing a difficult crisis and are now living in schools that have been turned into shelters. These children have lost their normal routines and often feel scared, stressed, and uncertain about the future. To help them, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners started a [...]
The application process for universities in North Korea takes place in mid-January every year, though many students and their families are not pleased about it because admission is determined by money and connections. According to reports, nothing much counts in comparison to money when it comes to choosing those to admit to universities. For a [...]
Niger faces a severe education crisis. Once, nearly 78% of children went to school, but by 2023, enrolment dropped sharply to 58%. Because of ongoing violence and insecurity, many families have fled their homes, and over half a million people were displaced by the end of 2024. By early 2024, about 940 schools across Niger [...]
In Yemen, education has been destroyed by ten years of war, leaving millions of children without schools. Since the conflict began in 2015, more than 11 million children need help to learn, and about 3.2 million are completely out of school. Many schools have been damaged or destroyed, and teachers often leave because they are [...]
The education sector in Sughd, Tajikistan, is facing many serious problems that need quick attention. During his visit, President Emomali Rahmon said that many schools in the region are in poor and unsafe condition. He explained that 54 school buildings are dangerous to use, and 32 others need major repairs before students can study there [...]