ويرجع هذا أساسا إلى التوسع في التعليم الابتدائي والتحسُّن الذي طرأ على إمكانيات استبقاء التلاميذ في المدرسة.
The main reasons for children dropping out of schools are reportedly the distance to schools, fear for the personal safety of girls, the cost of sending children to school, children being needed to help at home, poor academic performance, poor health and being “too old” for school.