Equality of Opportunity in Education and Training - The National Plan of Action on Education (1991-2000) - Bangladesh

The National Plan of Action includes the elimination of gender disparity, expansion of non-formal education and the undertaking of social mobilization programmes. In relation to girls' education, the plan sets the following targets:

1. to raise the gross enrolment rate at the primary level from 76 percent to 95 percent;
2. to raise girl's gross enrolment rate at the primary level to 94 percent;
3. to raise the completion rate at the primary level from 40 percent to 70 percent;
4. to raise adult literacy rate from 35 percent to 62 percent;
5. to increase female literacy rate from 24 percent to 50 percent by 2000.