CRC/C/SAU/CO/2 page 13 information on non-formal education services for educationally deprived children outside the formal sector. It notes with appreciation the State party’s efforts to address the special educational needs of Bedouin children. Finally, the Committee notes the State party’s challenge to respond to its rapid growth in population and in the number of students which in turn necessitates a more urgent need for increased education services. 63. In the light of articles 28 and 29 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party continue to allocate adequate financial, human and technical resources in order to: (a) Ensure that all children have an equal access to quality education at all levels of the educational system; (b) Continue to take measures to increase enrolment and retention rates in intermediate and secondary education; (c) Provide access to early childhood education for every child and raise awareness and motivation of parents with respect to pre-schools and early-learning opportunities by taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 7 on implementing child rights in early childhood (CRC/C/GC/7); (d) Take effective targeted measures to eradicate illiteracy, e.g. through literacy programmes and non-formal education, and pay particular attention to women and girls in this respect; and (e) Seek cooperation, among others, with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve the education sector further. 64. The Committee requests that specific information be included in the next periodic report on measures to address the growth in the number of students and the consequent need for more teachers and schools. Aims of education 65. The Committee notes with satisfaction the State party’s efforts to respond to the needs of foreign expatriate communities by allowing an establishment of foreign schools which follow the set curricula and system of schooling used in the country of origin. As regards the principles, goals and objectives of education in Saudi Arabia, the Committee regrets the distinction between male and female roles in the curricula resulting in discrimination against girls. 66. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the Committee’s general comment No. 1 on the aims of education (CRC/GC/2001/1), expedite the inclusion of human rights education in the curriculum of all schools, including religious and foreign schools, and ensure that children’s rights, particularly with respect to tolerance and equality of religious minorities, are a core element. As regards the situation