Consider the following statements regarding multilingual education:
Statement-I: Nearly 40% of the global population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) team.
Statement-II: The limited teacher capacity to use home languages, lack of materials in home languages, and community opposition are major challenges in implementing multilingual education.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.
2
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
3
Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.
4
Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.