Sentence examples for primary enrolment from inspiring English sources

But in Malawi the policy skyrocketed girls' primary enrolment from under 50% to 100% today.

While primary enrolment figures may have reached reassuring rates in many countries, levels of school completion, transition and the quality of education still needs to be addressed.

As the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation said in a recent report: "The focus on universal primary enrolment meant less attention to other crucial areas, such as education quality, early childhood care and education, and adult literacy".

"Efforts since 2000 to advance education around the world became almost synonymous with ensuring that every child is in school … Meanwhile, the focus on universal primary enrolment meant less attention to other crucial areas, such as education quality, early childhood care and education, and adult literacy," the report said.

In a recent report, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) said: "The focus on universal primary enrolment meant less attention to other crucial areas, such as education quality, early childhood care and education, and adult literacy".

Despite dramatic gains, Africa will not meet the goal of universal primary enrolment either; the rate is up from 57% in 1999 to 70% in 2005.Africa lags behind partly because its population is growing so rapidly.

Although the pre-primary enrolment has increased in the past decade at the regional level, huge disparities continue to exist among and within countries, and the countries in the Asia-Pacific region are far from providing equal opportunities for all children from birth.

Despite recent improvements, significant challenges remain, with very low pre-primary enrolment and basic education completion ratios, leaving more than 90% of children without access to pre-schooling and 20% of girls dropping out without completing a full course of basic education (grade 9).

Whereas primary-enrolment rates in richer districts are close to 100%, in some poorer districts they remain below 60%.

Three additional exogenous instruments, also averaged over 5 years preceding 1990, were also included: primary school enrolment rate, secondary school enrolment rate and land area.

The objective is to boost the primary school enrolment in Burundi where the net school enrolment rate only reaches 56 per cent.