such as establishing girls-only schools. In 2008, Oxfam partnered with the Ghana Education Service, and started the first girls-only junior high school in Sawla, where 28 girls, coming from disadvantaged family backgrounds, were enrolled. There are now 44 girls-only schools in northern Ghana, bettering career prospects for more than 1,642 Ghanaian girls, out of which 95 percent graduated, with the majority continuing on to higher education. Wealth inequality The Free and Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) program introduced in 1995 guaranteed free universal education. However, household income still strongly correlates with a child's enrollment. Indirect and opportunity costs discourage enrollment Despite tuition being free, there are other forms of costs associated with schooling that burdens the poorest households. Some of these are levied by schools, such as registration fees and costs associated with uniforms and lunches. Outside of school, transport costs also contribute to non-attendance, especially for children from remote, rural areas. Additionally, opportunity costs also contribute to non-attendance, as 35% of parents indicate their children stopped attending school because they cannot afford school and/or their children need to work at home (e.g. farming). Consequently, a child from the poorest quintile of Ghanaian population is on average 3 years over grade-relevant age. This impact accumulates incrementally at each higher grade. 67% of college students are from the top quintile, while only 1.8% are from the bottom quintile. Quality of education The quality of education also varies based on wealth. Trained primary school teachers are twice as scarce in the poorest districts than elsewhere. Outside classrooms, 48% of households indicated that they pay additional fees for private tutoring. Improvements The Ministry of Education has made "improved equitable access to and participation in quality basic education" a priority in its 2018-2030 Education Strategic Plan. For example, the Complementary Basic Education program provides education to thousands of out-of-school children to assist in their transition into mainstream education. Specifically addressing the challenges posed by indirect costs, the School Feeding Program, administered by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has provided free nutritious meals to 1.74 million children, increasing school attendance. Regional inequality According to an UNESCO survey, while about 7 percent of parents point to geographic factors associated with school distance, nearly all parents who indicate cost as the main hurdle of attendance reside in remote and difficult-to-reach areas, underscoring geography as a principal determinant. Intersectionality with wealth and gender inequalities Region