| Table 7.5 :GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL AND SEX, 2000 - 2008 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Both sexes | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 123.7 | 119.8 | 116.2 | 127.4 | 127.8 | 129.3 | 128.9 | 123.0 | 121.5 | 112.3 | 104.9 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 54.5 | 64.7 | 79.4 | 88.1 | 94.7 | 101.4 | 105.4 | 118 | 122.5 | 125.3 | 120.0 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 12.9 | 22.4 | 16.2 |
| Male | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 126.3 | 122.6 | 119.5 | 129.1 | 129.9 | 132.3 | 132.4 | 126.0 | 124.9 | 113.1 | 113.5 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 52.7 | 62.0 | 74.9 | 82.3 | 87.4 | 92.7 | 96.7 | 110.4 | 116.2 | 118.4 | 123.7 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | na | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 29.6 | 17.2 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 121.1 | 117.0 | 112.9 | 125.6 | 125.7 | 126.1 | 125.3 | 119.8 | 118.0 | 111.3 | 96.9 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 56.3 | 67.5 | 84.0 | 94.1 | 102.4 | 110.4 | 114.5 | 126.1 | 129.1 | 132.8 | 116.6 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | na | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 15.3 |
| Table 7.6 : NET ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL AND SEX, 2000 - 2008 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Both sexes | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 99.2 | 98.7 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.4 | 99.0 | 91.7 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 22.3 | 28.2 | 36.6 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 64.6 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 67.3 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| Male | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 99.9 | 99.4 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 106.6 | 97.9 | 97.5 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 20.7 | 26.3 | 33.7 | 38.4 | 40.3 | 47.2 | 46.3 | 58.8 | 64.9 | 65.2 | 67.5 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | na | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Female | |||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.1 | 97.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104.1 | 100.2 | 86.3 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 24.0 | 30.1 | 39.7 | 46.7 | 48.3 | 56.4 | 58.2 | 70.7 | 76.8 | 73.5 | 67.0 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | na | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 |
| Source: Ministry of Education | |||||||||||
| Note: Net Enrolment above 100 is as a result of using estimated population in the calculation | |||||||||||