Global Education Digest 2012 - International Reading Association

SECTION 3 / Early school leaving: Lost opportunities, lower potential
FIGURE 20
What share of youth completed primary and secondary education and what share left
school early?
Educational attainment of 17- to 22-year-olds by sex, location and household wealth quintile in
selected countries, 2006-2011
In school
Left school
In primary
In secondary In tertiary Incomplete primary Complete primary Incomplete secondary Complete secondary
or some tertiary
No education
Bolivia
Cambodia
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
0 20 40 60 80 100
0 20 40 60 80 100
Egypt
Kenya
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
0 20 40 60 80 100
0 20 40 60 80 100
Niger
Pakistan
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
Both sexes
Male
Female
Male urban
Female urban
Male rural
Female rural
Male richest
Female richest
Male poorest
Female poorest
0 20 40 60 80 100
0 20 40 60 80 100
Educational attainment of the 17- to 22-year-old population (%)
Sources: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).
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