EMBAR

Author:
Kamrul Hasan
Lecturer in Accounting, Guimara Government College, Khagrachari,Bangladesh

DOI: doi.org/10.58924/rjhss.v4.iss5.p1

Published Date: 11-Sep, 2025

Keywords: Secondary education, dropout, gender inequality, male students, education system, poverty, child labor, gender equality, work-oriented education.

Abstract:
The attendance of female students in educational institutions in Bangladesh has increased significantly over the past two decades, especially at the primary and secondary levels, which is a milestone for eliminating gender inequality. However, at the same time, the attendance of male students at the secondary and higher secondary levels has decreased significantly in the past two decades, which has created new challenges in the country's overall human resource development and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4). This research article analyzes in depth the main reasons behind the disengagement of male students from education. The main reasons for the decline in the attendance of male students include family financial crisis and poverty, the tendency of child labour and employment in the informal sector, employment uncertainty and corruption, family and social expectations of men, digital addiction, the impact of side jobs, lack of quality education and irrelevance of the curriculum, weak teacher-student relationships, criminality and mental instability. In addition, policy measures taken in the past to emphasise girls' education, while successfully helping to reduce gender inequality, have indirectly created a new imbalance for boys. To address this problem, this article highlights the need for expansion of vocational and technical education, financial incentives, curriculum modernisation, teacher training, emphasis on supportive teaching methods, raising social awareness, and introducing community-based education

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