Primary education enrolment is over 91.5 per cent.

Gross enrolment in primary schools now averages 99 per cent.

Poverty has deprived more than 100 million children of the opportunity of going to primary school.

Millions of children will be beyond the age of primary school enrolment when the necessary financial support for education is delivered.

A survey conducted among primary school girls indicated that they wanted to attend secondary school.

Primary school enrolment in Kenya has also increased tremendously due to the implementation of free primary education programmes in the last two years.

Low school enrolment rates.

7. Lowering the price of schooling

Source Household living standard Survey 1997 1998

Bangladesh had the highest primary school enrolment rates in the developing world and had already achieved gender parity in both primary and secondary schools.

A significant push to increase primary school enrolments has raised the enrolment of boys to 67 per cent and girls to almost 40 per cent.

During the 2003 2004 school year, the net primary enrolment rate was 94.4 per cent, while the completion rate rose to 99.82 per cent.

Girl children are still unable to go to school.

Research shows that early childhood development programs in Latin America lead to higher levels of school readiness, enrollment, and academic performance.

The Committee notes the State party's efforts to increase enrolment rates, both in primary and secondary education, through the national programmes spelled out in the Education Act.

Among the younger population, the proportion of literate women was almost equal to that of men.

While a significant campaign to increase primary school enrolment has raised the enrolment of girls to almost 40 per cent, compared to 67 per cent for boys, overall school enrolment among girls remains among the lowest in the world, with less than 10 per cent of girls enrolled in secondary school.

These programs have been shown to increase enrollment and attendance.

Disparities in enrolment between urban and rural areas remain stark.

However, these figures are very low compared with primary school enrolment rates, particularly in the north and north west (regions with predominantly indigenous populations) where enrolment in the basic and specialized cycles is below 15 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively.

One knows, however, that this is directly linked to lack of schooling.

In rural Pakistan, remittances are associated with higher school enrollment, especially for girls.

Primary school enrolment had increased to 86 per cent in the 2003 04 academic year although some gender disparity still existed, with enrolment rates for girls and boys being 83 per cent and 89 per cent respectively in 2003 2004.

Already in 1991, there were 49 girls in primary schools.

Students are enrolled into secondary school after a successfully completed primary school.

They are not to be denied admission to or expelled from schools or training programs on the grounds of leprosy.

In Nicaragua, these programs have increased school enrollment rates by about 13 percentage points.

Researchers who looked at early childhood development programs in Latin America have concluded that program participation is associated with improved school readiness, a higher probability of on time primary school enrollment, lower rates of grade repetition and dropout, and improved academic performance overall.

The adult literacy rate is now almost 95 , and secondary school enrollment rates are up to 80 .

Children between the ages of 5 and 12 attend primary school.

In 2004 school enrollment was more than that of many other African countries.

In fact, the school enrolment rate is 20.63 per cent for girls and 36.21 per cent for boys.

Sixthly, we have had laudable successes in key social sectors. Bangladesh has one of the highest primary school enrolment rates in the developing world. Most importantly, we have achieved gender parity in enrolment at the primary and lower secondary levels.

However, school enrolment among Afghan girls remains among the lowest in the world, with less than 10 percent of girls enrolled in secondary school.

More money has been made available for broadening the range of technical subjects taught at primary schools.

Likewise, primary school enrollment rates have risen from 83 to 91 since 2000. The number of new HIV AIDS infections has dropped by 40 .

She was also a staunch secularist who established a foundation to provide scholarships to young girls so they could attend school.

These programs have successfully increased secondary school enrollment in countries like Mexico, Ecuador, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.

(e) To increase enrolment rates and reduce repetition and dropout rates and ensure that all children have effective access to primary education free of charge

In 1994 the net enrolment rate for boys was 75 per cent, compared with 67.1 per cent for girls.

These programs have helped to increase school enrollment and attendance and they also have shown improvements in children's health conditions.

The Committee is also concerned that, owing to the entrance examination system, not all students are guaranteed entry into the free public secondary schools.

The absence of a residence permit deprives them of health and social services and prevents children from attending Israeli public schools.

As a result of the increased investment in girls' education, and greater parental awareness of the importance of educating girls, the literacy rate among women was 94 per cent, and women continued to outnumber men in terms of school enrolment.

Improving water and sanitation facilities in schools could help in reducing the current gender gap in school enrolment.