[{"bbox": [93, 153, 1162, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "to ensure it provides reliable data and information used for decision making and acceptance of girls (and their families/communities) to pursue education."}, {"bbox": [93, 232, 1162, 446], "category": "Text", "text": "The gender dimension is critical in The Gambia. Due to the limited completion rates, women are less likely to fully benefit in all development projects. Even though more girls than boys enrol in senior secondary education, there is a considerable drop in participation for both boys and girls at that level, thus reducing the number of adolescents that advance in their studies. Also, young men are more likely than young women to complete this level, and the transition to tertiary strongly favours young men. The gap between urban and rural areas is significant, as well as between rich and poor households. The action aims at addressing these imbalances by enhancing quality and relevance of teaching and by providing the means to increase completion rates, reduce gender disparities and address equity issues (to ensure that economic reasons do not prevent students from completing SSE)."}, {"bbox": [1121, 1655, 1143, 1675], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "18"}]