At present the four centres are located in the Sharda higher secondary and Damkada higher secondary school in Madanpokhara VDC, Mandali secondary school in Telgha VDC and Karnadhar secondary school in Rupse VDC.

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When we look beyond the issue of accessibility to the quality of education our children receive -- after all it should be fit for purpose -- the region has among the lowest education requirements for teachers, with 50% of countries requiring lower secondary school teachers to have completed no higher than a secondary education (so teachers have barely more education that their students).

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Women are succeeding (and in many cases outperforming men) in primary school, secondary school and higher education.

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Another economist, Paul Schultz, found that number increased to 15% to 25% higher earning power with each additional year of secondary school.

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Yet progress has been slow: of the relevant age-groups, only 85%, at the latest count, were at primary school, 36% at secondary school, with fewer than 20% in higher education.

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We must get girls into school and make sure they stay the course, from primary through secondary and onto higher education.

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"The project will significantly improve the performance of girls in science subjects, which will facilitate their access to secondary education (high school), " says Hassana Alidou, Chief of Section, Basic to Higher Education and Learning in UNESCO Dakar.

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