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defence.pk/threads/Pakistan-has-failed-in-protecting-the-right-of-education-for-girls-unesco.214518/According to UNE!" Pakistan has failed in protecting the rights of education for girls. #here are o$er three %illion girls in Pakistan &ho are out of schools. 'irector of(lo)al *onitoring +eport on Education for All said ,-t.s tragic that it look $iolence forthe &orld.s attention to turn to the di/culties girls face in getting to school in Pakistan. -n &at district0 &here *alala is fro%0 less than a third of girls are enrolled in school0 lea$ing t&o thirds at ho%e &ith little chance of ful1lling their drea%s. -t is also a scandal to ignore girls. education &hen &e kno& it )ene1ts not 2ust than one girl0 )ut also has a huge i%pact on their household.s health and inco%e0 and ulti%atel3 the future peace and prosperit3 of their countr3.4According to UNE!".s 15th Education for A66 (lo)al *onitoring +eport released on #uesda30 Pakistan is doing far &orse in reducing gender gaps in co%parison to other countries in the region. #he report stated that 788 of the poorest girls &ere out of schools in 1991 in Pakistan0 a 1gure &hich has onl3 reduced to 2ust :28 toda3. And toda3 Pakistan issecond onl3 to Nigeria &hen it co%es to the du)ious distinction of ha$ing the highest nu%)er of out of schools children in the &orld.