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Table 10.5: Secondary school attendance
Percentage of children of secondary school age attending secondary school or higher (adjusted net attendance ratio) and percentage of children attending primary school, Afghanistan, 2010-2011
Net attendance
ratio (adjusted) 1
Male Female Total
Number of Net attendance Percent attending Number of Net attendance
children ratio (adjusted) 1 primary school children ratio (adjusted) 1
Percent attending
primary school
Percent attending
primary school
Region
Central 65.8 6.6 1,272 36.0 6.6 1,337 50.5 6.6 2,609
Central Highlands 54.1 16.3 232 33.8 15.2 256 43.4 15.8 488
East 49.5 13.4 842 13.0 4.3 697 33.0 9.3 1,539
North 42.9 12.4 1,083 27.0 6.6 1,011 35.2 9.6 2,094
North East 40.4 12.6 1,177 23.7 6.2 1,256 31.8 9.3 2,433
South 19.0 3.2 1,477 3.0 1.1 1,123 12.1 2.3 2,600
South East 57.4 12.7 916 15.3 3.6 721 38.8 8.7 1,637
West 29.7 17.1 989 18.5 13.8 943 24.2 15.5 1,932
Residence
Urban 61.8 8.9 1,469 48.6 5.8 1,407 55.3 7.4 2,876
Rural 38.5 11.0 6,519 14.5 6.6 5,937 27.1 8.9 12,456
Age at beginning of school year
13 35.3 28.6 1,308 24.0 15.3 1,482 29.3 21.5 2,790
14 42.8 17.6 1,480 22.5 9.8 1,103 34.2 14.2 2,582
15 48.4 7.6 1,485 24.0 4.6 1,317 36.9 6.2 2,802
16 47.6 4.1 979 22.1 3.2 976 34.9 3.6 1,955
17 44.0 2.4 1,799 18.0 1.7 1,590 31.8 2.1 3,390
18 36.8 2.1 938 14.2 2.1 875 25.9 2.1 1,814
Mother's education
None 40.9 15.1 4,895 20.1 8.9 4,319 31.2 12.2 9,214
Primary 67.1 12.5 166 49.6 13.1 186 57.9 12.8 353
Secondary + 83.5 9.5 204 79.0 5.2 192 81.3 7.4 396
Cannot be determined 47.1 4.5 218 8.1 1.7 358 22.8 2.8 575
Wealth index quintile
Poorest 24.0 11.7 1,543 5.5 5.7 1,294 15.6 9.0 2,837
Second 32.6 10.2 1,496 10.9 5.6 1,350 22.3 8.0 2,846
Middle 37.8 11.4 1,589 13.8 6.0 1,452 26.4 8.8 3,041
Fourth 50.9 10.8 1,589 22.6 8.0 1,585 36.8 9.4 3,174
Richest 64.9 9.2 1,772 46.3 6.4 1,663 55.9 7.9 3,434
Total 42.8 10.6 7,988 21.1 6.4 7,343 32.4 8.6 15,332
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MICS indicator 7.5
Number of
children
115