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wazil<strong>and</strong><br />
Boysn<br />
30<br />
4. Examination success rates<br />
dTable<br />
Junior<br />
secondary<br />
(2000)<br />
<strong>for</strong> boys <strong>and</strong> <strong>girls</strong><br />
Primary Primary<br />
(2000) (2001)<br />
82.90<br />
82.40<br />
76.81<br />
n(percentage)<br />
86.30<br />
85.51<br />
81.61<br />
84.61<br />
84.46<br />
79.14<br />
anGroup<br />
aGirls<br />
aOverall<br />
Junior<br />
secondary<br />
(2001)<br />
73.50<br />
77.91<br />
75.63<br />
Source: Exams Council of Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />
5, which gives the latest available enrolment figures<br />
<strong>for</strong> secondary schooling, shows a 50: 50 participation rate<br />
both boys <strong>and</strong> <strong>girls</strong>.<br />
lble<br />
lTable<br />
lsecondary<br />
lboth<br />
l<strong>for</strong><br />
ble 5. in secondary school enrolment (1997–2000)<br />
iTable<br />
Year Boys Girls Total Girls (%)<br />
1997<br />
29 020<br />
29 177<br />
58 197<br />
50.13<br />
1998<br />
30 228<br />
30 602<br />
60 630<br />
50.31<br />
1999<br />
30 741<br />
30 825<br />
61 566<br />
50.07<br />
2000<br />
30 003<br />
30 252<br />
60 253<br />
50.20<br />
There is still the culture<br />
<strong>and</strong> belief in many schools<br />
that some subjectsare<br />
aziTrend strictly <strong>for</strong> <strong>girls</strong> while<br />
others are <strong>for</strong> boys.<br />
Apparent gender balance<br />
what extent does the picture just painted amount<br />
gender balance in participation in <strong>basic</strong> <strong>education</strong> in<br />
wpparent<br />
wwhat<br />
wTo<br />
wgender<br />
wto<br />
Swazil<strong>and</strong>? Some operators of the system believe that the