Afghanistan

__**Afghanistan**__ __**Afghanistan**__ ...is a country that has seen and is seeing great political turmoil. This tumultuous and often violent climate of the country has impeded the progress of education. During the Taliban's rule, women were neither allowed to be educated nor be teachers. The country is still seeing the fallout of this oppressive regime even as the country works to improve its educational system. Great strides must be taken to ensure an equitable education for all students. In comparing to Ireland, I was astounded at the marked difference in the amount of information: there are so many more categories and areas for analysis in Ireland. It is certainly discouraging to see that Afghanistan is so fully uncompetitive in so many areas.


 * Primary--** 1,868,732 girls were enrolled in 2008 whereas over 3,000,000 boys were. Students enter at the age of 7, 2 years later than most American students.Primary school lasts 6 years.


 * Secondary**-- in 2008, 406,401 girls were enrolled in secondary education; this is less than half of the 1,381,458 boys enrolled. Students enter secondary education at the age of 13.


 * Tertiary**--1,266,922 girls versus 1,375,942 boys, a much less narrow margin than in the other categories. I wonder why?


 * Human and Financial Resources**-- over 113,763 teachers in the primary sect, 29% which are female. There are over four times as many male secondary teachers as females. The latest numbers show that 4,589,103 adult males are illiterate while 3,232,399 females are. Over 59% of the adult population of Afghanistan is illiterate (!). 18.4% of young females are literate and 50.8% of youth males are; total youth literacy rate is an appalling 34.3%.

@http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/query/do  **Tertiary**--1,266,922 girls versus 1,375,942 boys, a much less narrow margin than in the other categories. I wonder why?


 * Human and Financial Resources**-- over 113,763 teachers in the primary sect, 29% which are female. There are over four times as many male secondary teachers as females. The latest numbers show that 4,589,103 adult males are illiterate while 3,232,399 females are. Over 59% of the adult population of Afghanistan is illiterate (!). 18.4% of young females are literate and 50.8% of youth males are; total youth literacy rate is an appalling 34.3%.

@http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/query/do