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(ii)<br />
Gross Enrolment <strong>and</strong> Net Enrolment Ratio<br />
Access to secondary education can be measured by using Gross Enrolment Ratio <strong>and</strong> Net Enrolment<br />
Ratio. Gross Enrolment Ratio refers to the number <strong>of</strong> students enrolled in secondary regardless <strong>of</strong> the<br />
age, expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> total secondary school going population.<br />
On the other h<strong>and</strong>, Net Enrollment Ratio refers to the students aged 13 to 18 years who are enrolled in<br />
secondary expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the total secondary school going population as presented in<br />
the table below;<br />
Table: 4.9.Gross Enrolment FY 2010/11 – 2011/12<br />
Enrolment FY 2010/11 2011/12<br />
GER 28% 27.2%<br />
Boys 31% 29.4%<br />
Girls 27% 25.0%<br />
NER 25% 23.2%<br />
Boys 26% 24.1%<br />
Girls 25% 22.2%<br />
Source: EMIS 2011/12<br />
(iii)<br />
Expansion <strong>of</strong> school network in Secondary <strong>Education</strong><br />
The secondary education subsector has both government <strong>and</strong> private secondary schools. In the<br />
period under review there were 1,007 Government Secondary Schools while the number <strong>of</strong> Private<br />
Secondary Schools was 1,524 according to the 2012 Annual School Census (ASC) statistical returns.<br />
Despite the big number <strong>of</strong> Private Secondary Schools, many <strong>of</strong> them are still underresourced as<br />
evidenced by the proportion <strong>of</strong> students which st<strong>and</strong>s at 51%. Figure 4.1 shows the percentage share<br />
<strong>of</strong> secondary schools by ownership;<br />
Figure: 4.1.Secondary Schools by ownership 2011/12<br />
Source: EMIS FY 2011/12<br />
(iv)<br />
Universal Secondary <strong>Education</strong> Provision by Ownership<br />
In financial year 2010/11, the total number <strong>of</strong> schools under the Universal Secondary <strong>Education</strong><br />
program was 1,647 out <strong>of</strong> which 904 were government <strong>and</strong> 743 private. In the FY 2011/12, the number<br />
<strong>of</strong> USE schools increased to 1,919 out <strong>of</strong> which 1,024 were government <strong>and</strong> 879 private.<br />
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012