Abstract
Enrolment and success rates are very crucial for any educational system in the world but they are more important for the developing countries like Bangladesh. Gender differences in enrolment and success rates are also emerging issues. This study investigated the enrolment and success rate’s status in secondary educational system of Bangladesh along with internal efficiency rates involving completion rate, retention or survival rate, dropout rate and gender parity index. Some tests of hypotheses of homogeneity were also conducted. Among the findings higher female enrolment rate, lower female success rate, higher male completion rate, survival rate and higher female dropout rate were perceived along with different location, types of schools variations. Some policy implications were suggested with acknowledgement of some flaws in the female stipend Program in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries of the world
In this table we can see that the enrollment percentage of females in secondary schools has shown a tremendous increase over these years and reached 52.8 % in 2002 from 27.02 % in 1981
The relationship between gender and education is complex and dynamic. These differences were formalized into separate provision, designed; it was argued to prepare girls and boys for their different lives as adults
Summary
It terms of human development index it ranks 137 among 177 countries (UNDP, 2006) It has made notable progress in the education sector in the last two decades. Remarkable progress is noticed in respect of female participation, continuation and reduction in dropout rates. Such progress in female participation in secondary education is mainly attributed to female-stipend Programs in rural areas of Bangladesh. Under this Program, all female students from grade 6 to 10 receive monthly stipends for their school participation. In order to achieve Millennium Development Goals, the government of Bangladesh has implemented food for education Program at the primary level and female stipend Program at the secondary level of education. This means that the facilities must be affordable for everyone without social and gender discriminations
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