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The background of education. According to the Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan has a population of almost 24 million people and one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world. An estimated 9.5 million Afghans are illiterate .
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The background of education • According to the Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan has a population of almost 24 million people and one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world. • An estimated 9.5 million Afghans are illiterate. • In rural areas, where three-fourths of all Afghans live, 90 percent of women and more than 60 percent of men are illiterate.
The background of education system • Under the Taliban girls were not allowed to go to school and fewer than 900,000 boys were enrolled. • Boys and girls are schooled separately. • Vocational training is provided in secondary schools and senior high schools, and six percent of students are enrolled in the vocational system.
The background of education • Children are also taught Arabic so that they may be able to read the Koran (Qur'an). • Two separate systems of education exist in Afghanistan. The older system is a religious one, taught by the mullahs, who conduct schools in the village mosques. They teach the religious precepts of the Koran, reading, writing, and arithmetic.
The background of education • The other system was introduced in Afghanistan's 1964 constitution and provided for free and compulsory education at all levels.
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