The cause of low enrolment of females in secondary education: a comparative study between Bangladesh and Pakistan
International Journal of Development Research
The cause of low enrolment of females in secondary education: a comparative study between Bangladesh and Pakistan
Received 27th June, 2018; Received in revised form 14th July, 2018; Accepted 03rd August, 2018; Published online 30th September, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Monira Sultana and Md. Shahabul Haque. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Education is the fundamental right to every citizen. As developing countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan have many challenges to meet. Among the challenges, to ensure female education is the most important. In this research, the issue of gender imbalance in education and right to education within the two countries have been analyzed with recommendations. This study is qualitative and both primary and secondary sources of data have been used. The purpose of this paper is to explore the cause of low enrolment of females in secondary education and make a comparison between Bangladesh and Pakistan. The study also explore the main barriers of female education of the two countries.
