The Director General of Education for Sistan and Balochistan Province, in an interview with state media, announced the identification of around 40,000 elementary school dropouts in the province. He stated that this figure does not include children without birth certificates who have also dropped out of school.
Hassan Broshki, without addressing government shortcomings, mentioned the inadequate condition of schools and the lack of educational facilities. He stated that children aged 6 to 11, primarily due to extreme poverty for boys and cultural-social structures for girls, are left behind in education.
According to Broshki, in the 2023-2024 school year, approximately 216,000 elementary school dropouts were identified across the country, but only about 31,000 of these children have been given the opportunity to continue their education.
The right to education is one of the fundamental rights of children, recognized in both domestic and international laws. According to Article 30 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the government is obligated to provide free education for all citizens up to the end of high school. Additionally, under Article 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Iran is a signatory, member states are required to ensure children’s right to education and must prevent any barriers to accessing education.
