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Where Did Over 600 000 School Children Vanish

Secondary EducationLevels Of EducationElectionEconomy

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The article discusses a social/education issue in Nepal with no direct commercial mechanism. No company, commodity, supply chain, or market impact is identified. The event is a domestic education dropout crisis without immediate economic or financial sector implications.

Signals our AI researcher identified

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  • Over 623,000 school children have vanished from Nepal's education system since 2016.
  • Dropout rate of 59.14% with fewer than 41% completing secondary education on time.
  • 146,500 students failed the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) in 2026.
  • An estimated 770,000 children are completely outside the formal school network.
  • Only 11% of children from low-income families complete secondary education vs 22% from affluent households.

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