Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Bangladesh could avert an economic loss equivalent to 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by ensuring that no child drops out of school, according to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The potential gain could increase to as much as 26 per cent of GDP if all children attained basic skills, the report titled "The Price of Inaction: The Global Private, Fiscal and Social Costs of Children and Youth Not Learning," added.

The key findings of the report were presented on Thursday at a roundtable discussion jointly organised by the National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) and UNESCO, held at the premises of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Dha...