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Why Young Nepalis Want to Leave Nepal: Social Drivers, Economic Realities, and Systemic Frustration
Nepal is experiencing an unprecedented structural exodus of its youth. According to official data from the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) and the National Statistics Office (NSO), over 700,000 labor permits were issued in recent fiscal years, alongside record high numbers of No Objection Certificates (NOC) issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) for students seeking tertiary education abroad (primarily in Australia, Japan, Canada, the US, and the UK).
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