AUTHOR=Abid Saadia , Ali Syed Murad , Ali Inayat TITLE=A Basic Right Denied: The Interplay Between Various Factors Contributing to School Dropouts in Pakistan JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education VOLUME=6 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.682579 DOI=10.3389/feduc.2021.682579 ISSN=2504-284X ABSTRACT=
Enshrined in different conventions nationally and internationally, education is a fundamental right of every child irrespective of identity and location worldwide. Despite the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1948 and the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, education is not accessible and affordable for every child globally due to several entwined factors. Focusing on Pakistan’s Sindh Province, this article identifies the numerous factors that lead to school dropouts and illustrates their interconnectedness. Employing Sen’s