More school dropouts since start of Covid-19 pandemic - minister

PARLIAMENT | The dropout rates among schoolgoing children at primary and secondary levels in Malaysia have registered a slight increase this year, since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Education Minister Radzi Jidin.

Radzi, in a written response to Tan Kok Wai (Harapan-Cheras), said the dropout rate at the primary level increased from 0.12 percent last year to 0.13 percent this year...