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Out of 1,712,420 (male 859,343; female 853,077) pupils who started P.1 in 2005, 60 % (male 61.8%; female
60.9%) successively reached grade five in 2009 as compared to 53.3% in 2008. In 2012, the survival rate
was 59% (male 58%; female 60%). Results show that more females successfully survived to grade five
as compared to males. However, the target of 100 percent survival rate to grade five is not likely to be
met by 2015 given the current gap of 41 percent (male 42%; female 40%).
Primary Seven Completion Rates
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The completion rate influences a country’s level of literacy and numeracy as well as the level of
development of the education system. Completion rates for primary education remain below the
desired target of 100 percent. Figure 4.30 below shows Uganda’s Primary Completion rate for the last
eleven years;
Figure 4.30: Primary Seven Completion Rates
120%
100%
P.7 Completion Rate
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015*
Total 49% 56% 54% 51% 48% 47% 49% 52% 54% 64% 67% 100%
Male 59% 66% 60% 54% 55% 50% 51% 55% 56% 65% 68% 100%
Female 41% 47% 47% 47% 42% 44% 47% 48% 51% 63% 66% 100%
Source: EMIS 2002­2012
Uganda’s primary completion rates stagnated between 2006 and 2008. In 2009, only 52% of the
children completed primary seven. Since then, the completion rate has been improving steadily. In
2012, the completion rate improved by 3%age points from 64% in 2011 to 67% (68% male; 66% female)
in 2012.
Based on studies conducted in Uganda and else were in the world, enhancement of financial support
to ECD would result into improved completion rate and perhaps meeting the desired 100 percent
target by 2019.
4.4.1.2 Status and trends for Goal 3
Goal 3 targets at the elimination of all gender disparities at primary and secondary education levels by
2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015. Progress made towards promotion of gender
equality and empower women is tracked through five indicators and these include;ratio of girls to
boys at all levels of education, ratio of literate women to men (5­24 years old), share of women in wage
employment in the non­agriculture sector andproportion of seats held by women in national
parliament 2 .
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2 A total of 302 members constitute Uganda’s 8 th Parliament out of which 104 (31.8%) were female.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012