KATHMANDU, Sept. 20 -- Had the Education Act and its regulations been enacted based on the provisions in the Constitution, the education sector could have made significant progress. However, even after nearly ten years since the Constitution was promulgated, the failure to enact the Education Act has further pushed the sector into crisis, according to education experts.

Although structural changes in education in line with federalism were partially implemented, they have not been fully realized.

As stipulated in the Constitution, every citizen has the right to access basic education. The Constitution clearly provides that every citizen has the right to compulsory and free education up to the basic level and free education up to the seco...