In Madagascar, a severe education crisis is trapped in a cycle of deep poverty. UN data shows over a million children are out of school, with only a third completing high school. The national university enrolment rate is just 6%. Schools are chronically overcrowded and under-resourced, with nearly all 10-year-olds unable to read a simple text. This widespread lack of opportunity recently fuelled youth-led anti-government protests, which contributed to a military coup. The situation ensures the crisis will impact generations to come. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from the capital Antananarivo. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Madagascar #ChildEducation #Poverty #ChildLabor #SchoolAccess #GENZProtests #EducationCrisis #UNReports #WomenAndChildren
Madagascar education crisis: Poverty keeps over a million children out of school
In Madagascar, a severe education crisis is trapped in a cycle of deep poverty. UN data shows over a million children are out of school, with only a third completing high school. The national university enrolment rate is just 6%. Schools are chronically overcrowded and under-resourced, with nearly all 10-year-olds unable to read a simple text. This widespread lack of opportunity recently fuelled youth-led anti-government protests, which contributed to a military coup. The situation ensures the crisis will impact generations to come. Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from the capital Antananarivo. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Madagascar #ChildEducation #Poverty #ChildLabor #SchoolAccess #GENZProtests #EducationCrisis #UNReports #WomenAndChildren