Tamil Diplomat

Dropping out of school and employing school children on the decline in Jaffna District

The dropping out school and school children being employed is on the decline, as per the statistics put out by the Jaffna Secretariat. Following is a yearly breakdown:

Year
Dropping out
Employed
2010
349
  83
2011
160
  57
2012
519
120
2013
123
  54
2014
196
  50
2015 (upto June)
   39
  13