Providing Education for Out of School Youth in Bangladesh (Commonwealth Case Studies in Citizenship Education)

Over the past few years, the enrolment rate in primary schools in Bangladesh has increased to 90%. But the dropout rate is still too high – more than half of those enrolled drop out before completing primary education. This marginalized group is being served through Non-Formal Education (NFE). The study identifies four successful efforts which have attracted out-of-school youth through their bold innovative approaches. These programs have taken up the problems of out-of-school youth in its full reality and there is potential for replication.