Over 20,000 students dropped out of school from March 2020 to July 2021, says Education Ministry


PETALING JAYA: A total of 21,316 students dropped out of school during the Covid-19 pandemic from March last year to July this year, says the Education Ministry.

Those who left the education system before they completed their schooling made up 0.22% of the total number of students, the ministry said in a written Parliamentary reply.

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