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63% of Pakistani Youth Lack Formal Education, Census Data Reveals

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New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A staggering 63 per cent of Pakistan’s youth population and 23 per cent of adolescents have never received any formal education — highlighting a deep and persistent crisis that continues to push millions of young people to the margins of society, according to the country’s Census 2023 data, media reports said.The figures show that out-of-school adolescents and youth, often referred to as OOSAY, remain one of the most neglected groups in policy planning.The situation is…