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TABLE XLIII(b):
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY DISTRICT
KILIMANJARO REGION, 1998
District Population 1988 Number of Schools Population per
School
Rombo 200,889 122 1,647
Mwanga 42,004 89 472
Same 169,733 141 1,204
Moshi Rural 342,896 191 1,795
Hai 196,901 140 1,406
Moshi Urban 96,645 24 4,027
Total 1,104,068 707 1,562
Source: Regional Education Office, Kilimnjaro
Kilimanjaro region’s population/school ratio ranks best among several
regions as illustrated here below in 1995. It is best served with number of
primary schools.
Table Region
Population
School Ratio
Kagera Arusha Mwanz
a
Shinyanga
Tang
a
Kilimanja
ro
2,396 2,992 2,740 2,401 2,329 1,575
4.1.2 Enrolment:
At independence the enrolment rate in the region was as low as
54%. With the implementation of the nation policy of Universal
Primary Education the enrolment rate rose to 103.5% in 1988 and
then fell to 96.13 in 1998. The enrolment rates for the years
1961, 1988, 1995 and 1998 are indicated by Tables XLIV-
XLVI below.
96