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Table 2.4 School attendance ratiosNet attendance ratios (NAR) and gross attendance ratios (GAR) for the de facto household population by sex and level ofschooling; and the gender parity index (GPI), according to background characteristics, Swaziland 2006-07Net attendance ratio 1 Gross attendance ratio 2GenderBackgroundcharacteristic Male Female TotalParityIndex 3 Male Female TotalPRIMARY SCHOOLGenderParityIndex 3ResidenceUrban 87.7 84.6 86.1 0.96 113.0 99.7 106.1 0.88Rural 82.1 85.7 83.9 1.05 125.0 118.6 121.8 0.95RegionHhohho 82.0 89.2 85.6 1.09 123.7 117.5 120.6 0.95Manzini 89.5 87.6 88.5 0.98 126.5 118.0 122.2 0.93Shiselweni 75.5 80.5 77.9 1.07 112.7 110.5 111.6 0.98Lubombo 83.8 84.4 84.1 1.01 131.5 116.2 123.8 0.88Wealth quintileLowest 73.4 79.8 76.6 1.09 118.3 113.7 116.0 0.96Second 84.2 84.8 84.5 1.01 126.6 117.4 121.9 0.93Middle 83.7 88.6 86.1 1.06 126.1 120.7 123.5 0.96Fourth 85.6 88.4 87.0 1.03 127.5 117.5 122.5 0.92Highest 91.6 88.0 89.8 0.96 117.2 106.9 112.0 0.91Total 82.9 85.6 84.2 1.03 123.3 115.7 119.5 0.94SECONDARY SCHOOLResidenceUrban 52.2 54.2 53.2 1.04 83.1 83.9 83.5 1.01Rural 27.1 38.1 32.5 1.41 54.1 55.5 54.8 1.03RegionHhohho 32.1 43.5 37.7 1.36 58.5 63.9 61.1 1.09Manzini 35.7 42.7 39.3 1.20 67.9 61.3 64.5 0.90Shiselweni 30.3 39.1 34.6 1.29 57.8 58.6 58.2 1.01Lubombo 22.7 35.1 28.6 1.55 45.1 53.8 49.2 1.19Wealth quintileLowest 11.7 20.2 15.9 1.73 27.2 29.9 28.5 1.10Second 25.8 29.8 27.8 1.16 51.8 45.0 48.5 0.87Middle 26.6 43.4 34.8 1.63 58.0 60.5 59.2 1.04Fourth 35.7 48.5 42.1 1.36 64.2 76.6 70.4 1.19Highest 59.5 61.2 60.4 1.03 97.4 87.7 92.3 0.90Total 30.7 40.5 35.6 1.32 58.2 59.8 59.0 1.031The NAR for primary school is the percentage of the primary-school-age (6-12 years) population that is attending primaryschool. The NAR for secondary school is the percentage of the secondary-school-age (13-17 years) population that isattending secondary school. By definition the NAR cannot exceed 100 percent.2The GAR for primary school is the total number of primary school students, expressed as a percentage of the officialprimary-school-age population. The GAR for secondary school is the total number of secondary school students, expressedas a percentage of the official secondary-school-age population. If there are significant numbers of overage and underagestudents at a given level of schooling, the GAR can exceed 100 percent.3The GPI for primary school is the ratio of the primary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males. The GPIfor secondary school is the ratio of the secondary school NAR (GAR) for females to the NAR (GAR) for males.The gender parity index (GPI) assesses sex-related differences in school attendance rates and iscalculated by dividing the GAR for females by the GAR for males. A GPI of less than one indicates agender disparity in favour of males, i.e., a higher proportion of males than females attends that level ofschooling. A GPI greater than one indicates a gender disparity in favour of females. A GPI of oneindicates parity or equality between the rates of participation for males and females.14 | Household Population and Housing Characteristics

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