Part I - Ministry Of Education and Sports

(i) New entrants to Primary One
The percentage share of new entrants to Primary One with the eligible age (6 years) remained the
same between 2010/11 and the period under review as shown in table:4.3 below.
Table: 4.3.Percentage Distribution of New Entrants to P.1 by Age.
FY 5 Years or Less 6 Years 7 Years 8 Years 9 Years 10 Years 11 Years 12 Years
2010/11 5.1% 45.6% 27.5% 12.1% 4.9% 2.3% 1.0% 1.4%
2011/12 4.8% 45.2% 27.3% 12.1% 4.9% 2.5% 1.1% 2.2%
Source: EMIS 2011/12
(ii) Primary School Enrolment by Region 2010/11­2011/12
The achievements of UPE are reflected in the increase in the overall enrollments since its inception.
Currently there are over 8 million children enrolled in primary school.
Table: 4.4.Percentage Share of Enrolment in Primary by Region
FY Regions
East Central North S.West West N.East
2010/11 30.1% 22.2% 21.1% 12.8% 12.2% 1.6%
2011/12 30.5% 22.7% 20.8% 12.3% 12.0% 1.7%
Source: EMIS 2011/12
In the period under review there was a total enrolment of 8,317,420 (4,161,057 male and 4,156,363
female) out of which the Eastern region contributed the highest number of pupils enrolled in primary
schools with a share of30.5% followed by Central region whose share was 22.7%. The North Eastern
region contributed the least share (1.7%) while that of the West and South West was relatively the
same. There has been an increase in the percentage share of pupils in three of the regions and these
include the East, Central and North­Eastern Regions.
(iii) Status of Classrooms Provision
The introduction of Universal Primary Education led to the need for an increase in the number of
permanent classrooms. The continuous financial and material support given by the Government
through initiatives like the School Facilitaties Grant (SFG) has resulted into a remarkable increase in
the number of classrooms available. See table 4.5.
Table: 4.5.Number of classrooms available by school ownership
FY Status
All schools Government Private
2010/11 142,802 108,012 34,790
2011/12 144,513 105,958 38,555
Source: EMIS 2011/12
In the FY 2010/11, the total number of classrooms in all primary schools was 142,802, and by June
2011/12, the number of classrooms had increased by 1.2% to the tune of 144,513 classrooms.
Consequently, the pupil class ratio was maintained at 54 in FY 2011/12.
ESSAPR FY 2011/12 to inform the 19 th ESSR – OCTOBER 2012
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