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School attendance is very high in Aruba up to age 15, attendance is well above 95 .

School attendance was obligatory and parents that prevented the children from attending school were punished.

(j) To adopt effective measures to encourage regular attendance at school and reduce school dropout rates

Another important indicator of school performance is the rate of attendance.

Primary school fees and uniforms had been abolished and school books were supplied free, generating an increase in girls' school attendance.

Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for the Czech Republic as of 2001.

Sports activities and physical education generally make school more attractive and improve attendance.

Poverty and poor nutrition among indigenous children are other factors that often limit school attendance.

Through its school feeding operation, which targets over 1.2 million children, WFP has continued to contribute to the enhancement of children's school attendance.

(f) To prevent and eliminate gender and urban rural disparities in school attendance and completion rates

It's very interesting. When we started our school the parents would give thumbprints in the attendance register.

Significant progress has been achieved in many countries in terms of increased school attendance by indigenous children.

The Committee welcomes the efforts undertaken by the State party to improve school attendance and the positive results regarding the access of girls to school.

The net primary school attendance rate was 74.5 per cent for boys and 79.8 per cent for girls.

Experimental schemes have been implemented in Latin America in which child allowances are conditional on school attendance and vaccination.

Since 1995 most countries have been able to report the number of students enrolled in primary and secondary school, but less than a quarter have reported school attendance.

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

Prevention of diarrhoea and other diseases Increased school attendance and retention Reduction of drudgery and increased dignity Improved nutritional status

Ms. Makaya Fayette (Gabon) said that early pregnancy was one of the main causes of declining school attendance among girls.

The reasons of drop out are various leaving Estonia, reaching the age when school attendance is no longer compulsory, expulsion from school, financial reasons, death, family reasons and other reasons.

Indeed, thanks to the scheme, school attendance rates have improved, sometimes by as much as 10 , and dropout rates have declined.

We make benefits contingent on school attendance by children and on participation by children and expectant mothers in health care programmes.

(b) Take appropriate measures, with the participation of children, to increase school attendance and reduce the high drop out and repetition rates

In all regions of Turkey, including urban areas, there was a difference between the level of school attendance for girls and boys.

The degree of illiteracy, poor academic achievement and poor school attendance, especially at the middle school and higher levels, tends to be higher among indigenous peoples than in the rest of the population.

Public education is mandatory and provided for all, and we have achieved a 93.6 per cent rate of school attendance among young people.

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Families in some rural communities of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico get monthly cash payments if their children s school attendance rates are 85 or higher.

The Ministry of Education reported a 99 percent attendance rate for primary school and an 80 percent rate for both primary and middle schools.

School attendance is compulsory from ages six to the end of basic secondary education (normally at age 15), and all students, regardless of age or gender, wear school uniforms with the color denoting grade level.

At the same time, the attendance of gypsy children is facilitated by the use of a special card of attendance, which enables them to have access to any school, omitting the official procedure of re registration, in cases when their families suddenly move.

Research in Africa suggests that giving de worming medicine to primary school pupils reduces the prevalence of health problems that lower children s concentration and attendance.

This pattern of behaviour seriously hinders school attendance and explains, in part, the low educational achievement indices of indigenous children and youths in various regions.

Results usually show that child labour rates are higher among indigenous children and that, in turn, their school attendance rates are lower, especially among girls.

There were, however, important differences in the reporting of census data on school attendance by sex and age among geographic regions and across development groups.

Thanks to new schools, new teachers and free basic education, school attendance has risen from 67 per cent to 82 per cent in three years.

Providing separate sanitation facilities for girls and female teachers in schools has been used effectively to encourage girls' school attendance, especially in the adolescent years.

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