Cover(final) - United Nations Girls' Education Initiative

CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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INTRODUCTION 1
COUNTRY REPORT CARDS 9
Afghanistan 10
Bangladesh 12
Bhutan 14
India 16
Nepal 18
Pakistan 20
Sri Lanka 22
DOMAIN 1
GOVERNANCE: THE BIG PICTURE 25
Indicator 1A: Political Will (PW) 27
i) Right to Free Education 29
ii) Government Spending 30
iii) Bridge the Gender Gap 31
iv) Schools without Violence 34
Indicator 1B: Transparency and Accountability (TA) 37
i) Corruption In and Outside the Classroom 38
ii) Voice of Civil Society 39
iii) Teachers’ Union Rights 40
iv) Mothers Matter in Schools 41
DOMAIN 2
CAPABILITIES: THE CYCLE OF BASIC EDUCATION 45
Indicator 2A: Gender Access to Basic Education (GBE) 47
i) Pre-Primary Education 48
ii) Primary School 50
iii) Secondary Education 50
iv) Basic Literacy 51