Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
Child Poverty in Mozambique. A Situation and Trend ... - Unicef
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DHS data show that the wealth level <strong>in</strong> the household <strong>in</strong> which a child lives has an<br />
even stronger <strong>in</strong>fluence on his or her access to secondary education. The Gross<br />
Attendance Rate (GAR) at secondary school among the wealthiest children is 30<br />
times higher than among the poorest children (61 per cent versus 2 per cent). Data<br />
disaggregated by wealth <strong>in</strong>dex qu<strong>in</strong>tile also show clearly that girls <strong>in</strong> all households<br />
face substantial levels of discrim<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>in</strong> terms of their access to secondary<br />
education <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> all but the wealthiest households, these levels of discrim<strong>in</strong>ation are<br />
substantial.<br />
Figure 4.8: Gross attendance rate <strong>in</strong> secondary education by wealth qu<strong>in</strong>tile<br />
70<br />
%<br />
60<br />
65.4<br />
50<br />
56.3<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
21.8<br />
10<br />
0<br />
3.2 8.6<br />
0.3 2.1 7.6<br />
9<br />
1.6<br />
Poorest Second Poorest Middle Second Best Off Best Off<br />
Girls<br />
Boys<br />
Source: DHS 2003<br />
A child’s area of residence also has a huge impact on the age at which he or she<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s school, with children <strong>in</strong> rural areas enter<strong>in</strong>g school much later than children<br />
<strong>in</strong> urban areas. At 6 years of age, only 19 per cent of children <strong>in</strong> rural areas attend<br />
primary school compared to 43 per cent of urban children. At 7 years of age, the gap<br />
widens, with 39 per cent of rural children be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> school compared to 68 per cent<br />
<strong>in</strong> urban areas. For older children attend<strong>in</strong>g primary school (16 <strong>and</strong> 17 years old) the<br />
gap <strong>in</strong> attendance is the narrowest. <strong>Child</strong>ren’s patterns of residence are different for<br />
secondary education, as many move to board<strong>in</strong>g facilities <strong>in</strong> rural towns, rather than<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g while liv<strong>in</strong>g at home. However, at secondary level, net attendance (NAR) was<br />
eight times higher <strong>in</strong> urban areas than <strong>in</strong> rural areas (16 per cent compared with 2 per<br />
cent) <strong>and</strong> gross attendance (GAR) was 9 times higher (45 per cent urban versus 5 per<br />
cent rural). The substantial differences <strong>in</strong> net attendance rates <strong>and</strong> gross attendance<br />
rates at secondary level also reflect the impact of late entry <strong>and</strong> repetition, result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the majority of children study<strong>in</strong>g at secondary level be<strong>in</strong>g older than the <strong>in</strong>tended age<br />
for that level.<br />
146 CHILDHOOD POVERTY IN MOZAMBIQUE: A SITUATION AND TRENDS ANALYSIS