"The theme of corruption in education is important because bribery and corruption sabotages the development of educated, competent, and ethical young people, who are the future workforce, decision makers and leaders of Myanmar. Corruption in education erodes social trust, damages Myanmar’s reservoir of human capital and contaminates equality, ultimately undermining and destabilizing the well-being of our society. A contemporary picture suggests that at primary school level, only 81 per cent of children aged 6–10 years attend school. UNICEF(2019a) reported quoting the 2014 census a calculation that 1 in 5 children are not attending, either because they never entered school or dropped out. Fees related to education are said to be one of the main causes for many children to give up on schooling. Another main reason for children to drop out of school is the limited quality and relevance of the education that is offered. Economic hardships force many young children to give up education in order to work. UNICEF (2019b) supported the Myanmar Government to implement the National Education Strategic Plan 2016–2021 (NESP (2016), and implement the goals of a National Early Childhood Care and Development Policy. UNICEF (2019a)..."