Universities need more women students, says World Bank

By Ameen Amjad Khan. The World Bank has called on the Afghan government to increase the proportion of women enrolled in universities. Women currently make up just 19% of students, according to a new report on Afghanistan’s higher education – a decline in the male-female ratio in universities compared to a decade ago even though overall numbers have increased.
“Increasing female enrolent in universities is a top priority for the future development of higher education,” said the report completed last year and launched jointly by the World Bank and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education in Kabul on 30 August. More...