ASEAN education ministers agree on joint statement on student dropout

The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
Addressing a press conference following the ASEAN Education Ministers and Higher Education Ministers Roundtable (#EduRoundtables2025) on June 19, Malaysian Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.

She shared that the ministers went through a long process to reach consensus on this commitment.

Fadhlina also emphasised that the issues of student dropout rates and the levels of numeracy and literacy are closely tied to poverty and must receive serious attention.

The Langkawi Joint Statement on OOSCY acknowledges that crises and challenges in the ASEAN region, including climate change, conflict situations, deepening poverty, income inequality, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, have exacerbated educational inequality./.

VNA