More than 125 000 learners dropped out of school in 2017

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 05 DEC (NAMPA) – In 2017, a total of 44 245 learners dropped out of school in Namibia, while 125 394 repeated grades.
Most of the learners who drop out are boys in grades 5 to 10, as well as grade 1.
This is according to the Director of Planning and Development in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Cavin Muchila, who was speaking at a one-day stakeholder workshop on Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG4), which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and p ...