Over 90% of Afghan People Support Girls’ Education, UN Reports
The United Nations Women’s section has announced that an overwhelming majority of the Afghan population—92 percent of citizens—consider girls’ education valuable. This statistic is based on a survey conducted among two thousand residents of the country, published on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day.
On Monday, 14th of Mehr (October 6), the UN emphasized in a message on its official X social media page that educating girls is one of the keys to building a better future for all. The organization stated: “When girls are educated, they unlock the ability to shape a better future for everyone.”
These statements come amid official reports indicating that over 80 percent of girls and women in Afghanistan have been deprived of education and employment opportunities under the Taliban administration’s restrictions. Over the past two years, the Taliban have closed all secondary schools and high schools to girls and have further limited their access to universities and job opportunities.
Coinciding with World Teachers’ Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the European Union have also called on the Taliban administration to reopen education for girls.
The Taliban have so far remained unresponsive to widespread domestic and international demands to end the ban on girls’ education, while millions of families continue to face uncertainty.
