21,316 Students Dropped Out During Pandemic, Education Minister Has No Plans To Shorten School Sessions
A total of 21,316 students did not complete their education and dropped out of schools during March 2020 to July 2021, the Education Ministry has said.
The Education Ministry stated that it defined dropouts from the education system as situations where Malaysian students were schooling but who left the education system before completing the period of education.
“Based on data for March to December 2020, students who stopped schooling are 11,301 or 0.24 per cent of students. For the period of January to July 2021, a total of 10,015 students or 0.21 per cent students were recorded stopping schooling.
“The total number of students who stopped schooling for the period from March 2020 to July 2021 is 21,316 or 0.22 per cent students,” the ministry said in the reply.
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