Education: UNICEF Supports Enrolment Of 242, 214 Girls In Katsina State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 18, 2019
The Director, Planning, Research andStatistics, State Ministry of Education, Kabir Lawal, today said this duringthe 2019 Mid-Year UNICEF Review Meeting for Kano and Katsina States that heldin Kano.
He said the figure represented 39.8per cent of the targeted girls’ enrolment as contained in the state AnnualSchools Census for 2018/2019 and Enrolment Drive Validation.
Lawal also said that 456,017 pupilswere enrolled into primary one ‘at right age’, representing 44.0 per cent, asagainst the set target of 62.8 per cent.
He said the programme targeted toprovide 69,855 individual children with early learning materials through theUNICEF support programmes.