Achieve Universal Primary Education
28 million more children are able to attend school since 1999. But 75 million still miss out on education-34 million boys and 41 million girls. More than 90% of children in developing countries are enrolled in primary schools and 54% attend secondary school.
Summary of Country report
According to the General Household Survey (GHS), conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), over 98% of seven to 13 year old children attended education institutions in 2006. The same GHS reveals that 98% of 18 year old children had completed Grade 7 and above in 2006. This reflects an increase of close to 2% since 2004. Self-declared literacy rates obtained from the GHS suggest that youth literacy remained above 96% from 2002 to 2006.
Targets and indicators
Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
- 2.1 Net enrolment ratio in primary education
- 2.2 Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5
- 2.3 Literacy rate of 15-24 year olds
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