§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of children is enrolled in primary school in(a) Bangladesh, (b) China and (c) India. [171703]
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Mr. Gareth ThomasThe latest available information on primary school net enrolment rates for the countries in question are as follows:
Percentage Bangladesh1 87 China 93 India 83 1In addition, in Bangladesh, it is estimated that approximately 8 per cent. of primary age children are catered for in NGO schools. Source: World Development Indicators database The net enrolment ratio is the ratio of the number of children of official school age (as defined by the national education system, eg in China children can enter primary education at six or seven, so the data refer to children aged 7 to 11-years-old) who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age.