Education and Training in Ethiopia An Evaluation of Approaching EFA Goals
Education and Training in Ethiopia - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
Education and Training in Ethiopia - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
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Only one out <strong>of</strong> ten children who enter primary school complete Grade 12 <strong>of</strong> generaleducation. In 1998/99 there was a total enrolment <strong>of</strong> 521,728 students <strong>in</strong> less than 400upper secondary schools.1614121086FemaleMaleTotal420%1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 YearFigure 3. Secondary-school (Grades 9-12) GER <strong>in</strong> the school years 1996/97 – 2000/01.The numbers <strong>of</strong> secondary education students have steadily <strong>in</strong>creased as comparedwith the age cohort. GER was 19.3 per cent <strong>in</strong> the school year 2002/03: 24.0 per cent formales <strong>and</strong> 14.3 per cent for females. Enrolment varies substantially by region (M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong><strong>Education</strong>, 2004).Although overall access to primary education is <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g, the gender gap rema<strong>in</strong>snearly unchanged. Table 4 describes the gender gap trends between school years 2000/01<strong>and</strong> 2002/03 <strong>in</strong> primary <strong>and</strong> secondary education.Table 4Gender Gap <strong>in</strong> Primary <strong>and</strong> Secondary <strong>Education</strong> (M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>, 2004.)YearPRIMARY EDUCATION(GRADES 1-8)SECONDARY EDUCATION(GRADES 9-10)Gender Gap byGERGender Gap byNERGender Gap byGER2000-2001 20.3 14.0 3.42001-2002 20.5 13.8 6.72002-2003 20.8 13.4 9.7In primary education the gender gap persist at the level <strong>of</strong> 20 per cent <strong>in</strong> GER at thenational level. The ESDP II target is to reduce the gender gap to 16 per cent by 2004-2005—the target for boys is 78 per cent <strong>and</strong> for girls 62 per cent (Jo<strong>in</strong>t Mission Review38