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26000 children in Sistan and Baluchistan province are deprived of education

Zahra Poumollaei, deputy of elementary education in Sistan Baluchistan province announced that due to a shortage of schools and standard educational spaces, there are 26000 children deprived of education in this province.

According to Pourmollaei, the main reasons for this high number of children deprived of education include poverty, inability to afford the basic costs of education, child labour, long distance from the school, and inability to pay for the transportation.

 

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