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The high drop-out from school among female students as a result of pregnancy and financial difficulties

In Ghana, in line with trends in many African countries, there is high drop-out from school among female students as a result of pregnancy and financial difficulties. The current drop-out rate of young females in Senior High Schools, particularly in rural and low-income communities is estimated at 40%. In the year 2013 alone, 750,000 female teenagers in Ghana became pregnant; and a substantial number of these girls dropped out of school. The negative impacts of this social problem on the young girls, their off-springs, families, and society at large are obvious.

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