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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

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Figure 2.3 Percent Distribution of De Facto HouseholdPopulation with No Education by Age <strong>and</strong> Sex80 Percent Male Female60402006-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+Age groupZ<strong>DHS</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong>2.4.2 School Attendance RatesThe <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong> Z<strong>DHS</strong> collected information on school attendance among the population 5-24 yearsthat allows calculation of net attendance ratios (NARs) <strong>and</strong> gross attendance ratios (GARs). The NAR forprimary school is the percentage of the primary-school-age (7-13 years) population that is attending primaryschool. The NAR for secondary school is the percentage of the secondary-school-age (14-18 years)population that is attending secondary school. By definition, the NAR cannot exceed 100 percent. The GARfor primary school is the total number of primary school students, of any age, expressed as the percentage ofthe official primary-school-age population. The GAR for secondary school is the total number of secondaryschool students up to an age limit of 24 years, expressed as the percentage of the official secondary-schoolagepopulation. The GAR is almost always higher than the NAR because the GAR includes participation bythose who are older or younger than the official range for that level. If there are significant numbers ofoverage <strong>and</strong> underage students at a given level of schooling, the GAR can exceed 100 percent.Table 2.5 presents the NARs <strong>and</strong> GARs by urban-rural residence <strong>and</strong> province, according to sex forprimary <strong>and</strong> secondary school.Results show that the overall NAR for primary schools is 78 percent in urban areas compared with 61percent in rural areas. The GAR is also higher in urban areas than in rural areas (98 percent versus 87percent). Figure 2.4 shows that the NAR for males <strong>and</strong> females is 67 percent while the GAR for males is 97percent <strong>and</strong> that of females is 85 percent. At secondary school, the average NAR is 22 percent. The NAR ishigher for females than males at secondary school (23 percent for females with 21 percent for males).Characteristics of Households <strong>and</strong> Respondents | 17

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