§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her estimate is of the percentage of children in primary schools in the largest 30 recipient countries for United Kingdom overseas aid in the latest year for which information is available; and if she will make a statement. [26685]
§ Clare ShortNet primary school enrolment ratios indicate the number of children of official primary school age (as defined by the national education system) who are enrolled in primary school as a percentage of the population of official primary school age. Male and female ratios for the top 30 recipient countries of UK bilateral aid in financial year 2000–01 are shown. Data are taken from UNICEF's "The State of the World's Children, 2001" and refer to the most recent year available during the period 1995–99.
Net primary school enrolment ratios Percentage Recipient country Male Female India 78 64 Uganda 92 83 Ghana 182 172 Bangladesh 80 83 Tanzania 56 57 Malawi 2100 2100 Zambia 85 86 Kenya 292 289 Mozambique 47 40 Sierra Leone 1,259 1,241 Rwanda 67 68 South Africa 88 86 China 99 99 Russian Federation 293 293 States of Ex-Yugoslavia 3100 3100 Montserrat 4100 4100 Indonesia 97 93 Nepal 79 60 Nigeria 38 33 Ethiopia 43 28 Serbia and Montenegro 269 270 Pakistan 84 60 Guyana 89 84 Zimbabwe 87 87 St. Helena 4100 4100 Iraq 98 88 Ukraine 1,287 1,286 West Bank Gaza n/a n/a Jamaica 89 87 Bolivia 295 287 1 Gross primary school enrolment ratio (The number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of official primary school age). 2 Data refer to years other than those specified, differ from the standard definition or refers to only part of a country. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina only. 4 Source: DFID.