Zimbabwe: 3,400 Girls Forced Out of School As Early Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies Plague Education System

LAST year, 3,433 girls were forced out of school as a result of early marriages and adolescent pregnancies, the government has revealed.

Of these, 3,324 were secondary school pupils, while 109 dropped out of primary school–a damning statistic in the country’s fight against underage pregnancies.

Mashonaland East recorded the highest number of dropouts, with 499 girls’ education disrupted by teenage pregnancy.

Speaking in Parliament recently, Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education…