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Percentage of children of primary school age attending primary or secondary school (adjusted net attendance ratio), Afghanistan, 2010/11
Male Female Total
Net attendance
ratio (adjusted)
Number of
children
Net attendance
ratio (adjusted)
Number of
children
Net attendance
ratio
Number of
children
(adjusted) 1
9 67.9 1,878 47.8 1,639 58.5 3,516
10 66.0 1,178 48.5 924 58.3 2,102
11 72.8 1,707 50.3 1,480 62.3 3,187
12 65.7 1,367 44.3 1,298 55.3 2,665
Mother's education
None 60.8 8,807 43.2 7,766 52.6 16,572
Primary 88.8 311 79.7 319 84.2 630
Secondary + 93.7 349 90.6 336 92.2 685
Wealth index
quintile
Poorest 48.3 2,065 30.1 1,750 40.0 3,815
Second 55.2 1,900 37.5 1,620 47.0 3,521
Middle 59.8 1,927 39.4 1,663 50.4 3,589
Fourth 69.5 1,812 52.5 1,701 61.2 3,513
Richest 84.8 1,769 72.8 1,690 79.0 3,459
Total 62.9 9,474 46.4 8,424 55.2 17,898
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MICS indicator 7.4; MDG indicator 2.1
Only 55% of children of primary school age (7-12) are attending school (Table 10.4). In
urban areas, 78% of children attend school while in rural areas attendance is only 50%. The
proportion of children attending primary or secondary school increases with the child s age
up to the age of 11. Attendance starts to decrease from age 12. Primary school attendance
shows significant variance between children living in the poorest households (40%
attendance) and those living in the wealthiest households (79% attendance).
Table 10.5 shows secondary school attendance rates.
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