Maputo — The Mozambican Education Ministry has come nowhere near meeting its target for enrolling children into the first grade of primary education in 2020, according to a report by the independent television station STV.
Citing Ismael Nhaza, general director of the National Institute for the Development of Education (INDE), STV said that between 1 October and 31 December, only 1.97 million children, out of a target of 1.55 million, registered to enter first grade - or just 77 per cent of the target.
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