Education is a basic human right, but many children around the world don’t have access to it.
Luckily for the young people of Zambia, things changed a few years ago.
In 2021, the government made schooling free for everyone.
But this has also come with its own set of challenges.
I stopped going to school in 2016 when I was in grade four, 18-year-old Mariana Chirwa told theBBC.
Without free education, I dont know how my parents would have managed to take me back to school.
They dont work and just stay at home.
Since the change, classrooms designed for 30 students have seen over 100 pupils.
Despite this, officials believe in education being the best economic policy.
This is a good problem, says Education Minister Douglas Syakalima.
Id rather let the children be in a congested classroom than in the street.
