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Turkmen Girls Miss Out on Schooling

As increasing numbers of girls miss out on school in Turkmenistan, the declining levels are being blamed both on the economic factor, where parents lack money to provide their daughters with an education, and social changes as families prefer girls to hav

24 Jul 06

University Entrance Numbers to Fall

Education reforms instituted by Turkmen president Saparmurat Niazov are preventing thousands of school leavers from going on to higher education. The selection of new entrants to colleges and universities will shortly get under way, and education official

20 Jul 06
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