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• Education: School attendance of boys and girls between age 3-29 years is presented in table
5.3.
Table 5.3: School attendance rate by sex, 2011
Item 3-5 Years 6-10 Years 11-14 Years 15-19 Years 20-24 Years 25-29 Years
Both Sex 10.05 78.58 84.48 46.82 9.35 1.73
Male 9.80 78.0 80.07 51.16 15.34 2.84
Female 10.31 79.15 89.49 41.94 5.02 0.83
There exist differences in school attendance rates in different age groups which can be
observed from the table 5.3. The female attendance rate in the age groups 3-5, 6-10 and 11-
14 years is higher than their male counterparts. On the other hand, male attendance rate in
the age groups 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 years is higher than female. The highest attendance
rate 89.49% is found in age group 11-14 years and which is female.
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