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Report: More boys dropping out of school, millions unable to read

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The cost of accessing education and the lack of assistive devices needed for learning lead to dropouts. [iStockphoto]

Details have emerged of how millions of children miss school.

More male students of school-going age are said to be dropping out compared to their female counterparts.

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