Over 10,000 students in Zanzibar never resumed classes after Covid-19
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MORE than 10, 000 students in Zanzibar have never resumed classes when schools re-opened mid last year after closure due to the spread of Covid-19, according to new data released recently by the government in collaboration with other authorities.
That number includes students from pre, primary and secondary schools in both Unguja and Pemba Islands, whereby 5,570 were male and 4,772 female. The study was carried out across the Indian Ocean archipelago by the Zanzibar s Ministry of State, Presidents Office, Regional Administration, Local Government and Special Departments (PO-RALGSD) in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).