§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of children are in primary education in the top 30 UK development partner countries. [171691]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe percentage of children that are in primary education, as measured by primary school net enrolment rates, in the UK's top 30 development partner countries is as follows:
Country Primary school enrolment (Percentage net)1 Angola 37 Bangladesh 89 Cambodia 95 China 93 Cote d'Ivoire 64 Egypt, Arab Republic 93 Ethiopia 47 Ghana 58 India 1,021 Indonesia 92 Jordan 94 Kenya 69 Malawi 101 Morocco 78 Mozambique 54 Nepal 72 Pakistan 66 Philippines 93 Poland 98 Romania 93 Russian Federation 93 Sierra Leone No Data South Africa 89 Sri Lanka 97 Tanzania 47 Uganda 109 Vietnam 95 West Bank and Gaza No Data Zambia 66 Zimbabwe 80 1 Percentage gross enrolment figure used as no net figure available. Note: The 30 countries in the table are those used to measure the universal primary education (UPE) target included in the PSA 2001–04. Source: World Development Indicators 2003 CD rom. Net enrolment ratio is the ratio of the number of children of official school age (as defined by the national education system) who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 1080W Enrolment ratios, while a useful measure of participation in education, also have significant limitations, which can result, on occasion, on an figure in excess of 100 per cent. for enrolments rates in a year, primarily due to errors in estimates of school age populations. School administrators may also report exaggerated enrolments, especially if there is a financial incentive to do so, overage or underage enrolments frequently occur for cultural or economic reasons and there can be a lack of distinction between new entrants and repeaters. The data for some countries, including Uganda, may be revised as a result of the factors in the table.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of children are enrolled in primary school in each of the 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for which the Millennium Development Goal on enrolment has been set. [171680]
Mr. Gareth ThomasThe percentage of children who are enrolled in primary school in each of the 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for which the MDG on enrolment has been set is as follows:
Country Primary school enrolment (Percentage net)
Congo, Democratic Republic 33 Ethiopia 47 Ghana 58 Kenya 69 Lesotho 78 Malawi 101 Mozambique 54 Nigeria No data Rwanda 97 Sierra Leone No data South Africa 89 Sudan 46 Tanzania 47 Uganda 109 Zambia 66 Zimbabwe 80 Source: DFID's PSA reporting. Net enrolment ratio is the ratio of the number of children of official school age (as defined by the national education system) who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Enrolment ratios, while a useful measure of participation in education, also have significant limitations, which can result, on occasion, on a figure in excess of 100 per cent. for enrolments rates in a year, primarily due to errors in estimates of school age populations. School administrators may also report exaggerated enrolments, especially if there is a financial incentive to do so, overage or underage enrolments frequently occur for cultural or economic reasons and there can be a lack of distinction between new entrants and repeaters. The data for some countries, including Uganda, may be revised as a result of the above factors.