State youth, sports and entrepreneur development minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Sarawak was willing to share its experience on managing dropouts with the other states, The Borneo Post reported.
“We do have our problems, but everything is manageable now, especially with dropouts.
“We were informed by the Sarawak education department that they have been engaged by the other states to share their experience, particularly why Sarawak’s number of school dropouts are among the lowest compared with other states,” he was quoted as saying.
Earlier, the department briefed the youth development committee chaired by Karim on the issue of school dropouts in Sarawak.
According to Unesco data, 145,204 students dropped out of primary school in 2022, a 20% increase compared with 121,231 in 2021. This was attributed to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The education ministry plans to amend the Education Act 1996 to make education compulsory up to secondary school in hopes of tackling the issue.
Education minister Fadhlina Sidek previously said mandatory primary schooling had contributed to an enrolment rate of between 98% and 99%. - FMT
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