A village school empties as families leave and students choose private schools

Fifteen years after establishment, Saraswati Basic School, which once had around 100 students saw no enrollment this year.

A basic school in ward 4 of Kapurkot Rural Municipality, Salyan, has been left without students this academic year, 15 years after it was established. Saraswati Basic School, which ran classes from early childhood development to grade 5, once enrolled around 100 children.