Poverty is an important factor that determines a girl’s access to education, according to the World Bank. Many parents are not able to pay school fees in private schools, and even in schools where fees seem non-existent, there is still a price to pay for uniforms, transportation, and resources like notebooks and pens.

Sometimes, parents perceive their daughters’ education as unwise, believing that girls will eventually marry and move to their husband’s house, and the amount invested in their education will go to waste. Especially in rural areas, many girls are engaged in labor work from an early age, and sending them to school cuts the costs of their labor work.