| Table 7.6 : NET ENROLMENT RATIO BY LEVEL AND SEX, 2001 - 2011 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Both sexes | |||||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 99.2 | 98.7 | 98.2 | 100.9 | 102.7 | 103.7 | 104.1 | 104.3 | 99.0 | 95.8 | 95.0 | 95.5 | 95.5 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 22.3 | 28.2 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 51.7 | 52.1 | 64.6 | 70.3 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 87.6 | 83.6 | 83.6 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Male | |||||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 99.9 | 99.4 | 98.9 | 101.4 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.3 | 104.5 | 97.9 | 95.2 | 94.7 | 95.3 | 95.3 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 20.7 | 26.3 | 38.4 | 40.3 | 47.2 | 46.3 | 58.8 | 63.9 | 65.2 | 64.4 | 83.4 | 81.0 | 81.0 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Female | |||||||||||||
| Primary ( 1 - 7) | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.4 | 100.4 | 101.3 | 102.3 | 102.9 | 104.2 | 100.2 | 96.6 | 95.3 | 95.8 | 99.8 |
| Lower Secondary ( 8 - 10) | 24.0 | 30.1 | 46.7 | 48.3 | 56.4 | 58.2 | 70.7 | 77.0 | 73.5 | 74.5 | 92.1 | 86.5 | 86.5 |
| Higher Secondary ( 11 - 12) | na | na | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Source: Ministry of Education | |||||||||||||
| Note: Net Enrolment above 100 is as a result of using estimated population in the calculation | |||||||||||||