EDUCATION FACT SHEET: 2019 DATA

30.07.2020
PRE- NURSERY

  • Centers: 87
  • Learners6,690 (3,290 Male and 3,400 Female)
  • Caregivers:232 (40 Male and 192 Female)

NURSERY

  • Schools: 3,401
  • Classrooms: 5,879
  • Pupils: 282,428 (138,911 Male and 143,517 Female)
  • Total staff: 7,865 (1,553 Male and 6,312 Female)
  • GER: 29.8% (29.1% Male and 30.6% Female)
  • NER: 24.6%(24.0% Male and 25.1% Female)

PRIMARY

  • Schools: 2,961
  • Classrooms: 34,468
  • Pupils: 2,512,465 (1,268,996 Male and 1,243,469 Female)
  • Total staff: 46,325 (21,066 Male and 25,259 Female)
  • GER: 138.8% (140.8% Male and 136.7% Female)
  • NER: 98.5% (98.4% Male and 98.6% Female)
  • Drop out:7.8% (8.7% Male and 6.8% Female)
  • Repetition: 10.0% (10.9% Male and 9.2% Female)
  • Transition P6 to S1: 72.2% (72.1% Male and 72.4% Female)

SECONDARY

  • Schools: 1,783
  • Classrooms: 18,585
  • Students: 732,104 (341,691 Male and 390,413 Female)
  • Total staff: 30,779 (21,091 Male and 9,688 Female)
  • GER: 42.5% (40.1% Male and 45.0% Female)
  • NER: 24.5% (22.1% Male and 26.7% Female)
  • Drop out: 8.2% (8.2% Male and 8.1% Female)
  • Repetition: 4.2% (4.7% Male and 3.8% Female)
  • Transition S3 to S4: 86.1% (88.6% Male and 83.9% Female)

TVET

  • Schools: 341
  • Trainees: 107,167 (63,138 Male and 44,029 Female)
  • Total staff: 6,711 (4,903 Male and 1,808 Female)

TERTIARY

  • Institutions: 40
  • Students: 86,206 (49,090 Male and 37,116 Female)
  • Total staff: 6,610 (4,921 Male and 1,689 Female)
  • GER: 7.4% (8.6% Male and 6.2% Female)

ADULT LITERACY

  • Centres: 5,194
  • Learners: 127,117 (49,096 Male and 78,021 Female)
  • Instructors: 6,152 (3,804 Male and 2,348 Female)

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