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Figure 9 shows the full breakdown of education available in the surveyed villages; in 11 of 21
villages surveyed no Secondary Education at all was available within the village, while not a
single village surveyed had its own High School and only two villages had a full Middle School.
Moreover, of all village leaders interviewed, only one, in Phae Kapoe village, Kyainnseikyi
Township, commented that there was sufficient Secondary Education in closeby surrounding
villages. 75
Highest level of education in villages
surveyed
Standard 8
10%
Standard 7
14%
Standard 6
10%
Standard 4
52%
Standard 5
14%
Figure 9: Highest level of education in villages surveyed (WCRP Interview Data).
With poor Secondary Education access in their own and surrounding villages, students had to
travel long distances in order to continue education, which prompted high costs for families.
One child who left school due to the financial burden of travelling to another village explained:
“I studied in [Sixty Mile] village. After I passed Standard 4 I had to transfer to Yapu
village for [Standard] 5. But my parents are poor so I dropped out from school. If this
village had a Middle School, I would continue attending school. We don’t have the
money to study in another place.” 76
Some interviewees discussed costs incurred for transport to school in another village. For
example, Mi Wut Yee Hlaing, 11, explained that her family could not afford for her to travel to
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WCRP Interview No. 15, Phae Kapoe village, Kyainnseikyi Township, 02/11/14.
76
WCRP Interview No. 98, Sixty Mile village, Yebyu Township, 12/11/14.
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