Compulsory school begins at age 6 and 5 years of education are required; but the policy
does not seem to be enforced. After 1975, preschool education was introduced through
the establishment of two types of programs (one for the under 3s and another for the 3-5
year olds) at places of work. At the end of the first 5-year plan (1981 –1985) about 3
percent of children aged 3 months to 5 years were enrolled. By 1988, coverage was a
little more extensive with 2 percent coverage of the 0-3s and 8 percent of the 3-5 year
olds enrolled. The rates are lower for girls. All these rates may have declined since
then but there are no later data.