Primary School Net and Gross Attendance Rates,

Primary gross attendance rate is nearly universal in Primary School Gross Attendance Rate 120 Kyrgyzstan by 2006, but net attendance is a few 101 99 100 100 percentage points lower with out-of-age enrollment Female 80 % (Please refer to "School Attendance by Age and 60 Male Sex"). 40 Both 81% of children in primary school age 7-10 20 attend primary school at the appropriate age 0 2006 with 81% for male and 82% for female. Nepal Students over or under the official primary Primary School Net Attendance Rate Nepal 100 Pakistan school age range make up 19% of the primary 82 81 81 Philippines 80 school age population. Female 60 There is no significant gender disparity observed Kazakhstan % 40 Male Kyrgyzstan in primary school attendance. 20 Both Laos Laos 0 Mongolia 2006 Mongolia Myanmar Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Tajikistan Tajikistan The net attendance ratio (NAR) is the percentage of the official primary school-age population that attends primary school. The gross attendance ratio (GAR) is the total number of students attending primary school - regardless of age - expressed as a percentage of the official primary school-age population. The primary NAR does not capture those students who have completed primary school and advanced to secondary school at an earlier age than the official age. Primary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas, Kyrgyzstan

Primary net attendance rates are slightly higher Primary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas

for children in urban areas than in rural areas. 100 85 82 83 80 81 80 80 In urban areas, 83% of children of primary Female 60 Male school age attend school, compared to % 80% in rural areas. 40 Both There is slightly more girls attending 20

school in urban areas and equally as many 0 as males in rural areas. Urban Rural Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Primary School Net Attendance Rate by Region, Kyrgyzstan In Kyrgyzstan, regional disparities in the primary school attendance rate are fairly low. Primary net attendance is highest in the region (86%); attendance is lowest in the Chui region (76%).

Only in three of the eight provinces (Batken, Chui, Jalalabad) does the male or female NAR deviate from the national rate by more than 5 percentage points. Gender disparity is lowest in the Issyk-Kul region and highest in the .

Primary School Net Attendance Rate % Female Male

100 88 87 86 83 84 87 85 85 80 78 81 81 77 80 75 73 74

60

40

20

0 Batken Chui Issyk-Kul Jalal-Abad Osh Talas

Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Secondary School Net and Gross Attendance Rates, Kyrgyzstan Approximately 85% of children in Kyrgyzstan attend secondary school on time in 2006, though more than 90% of children attend secondary school on time.

Secondary School Gross Attendance Rate 93 85% of youth in secondary school age 100 92 93 11-17 attend secondary school at the 80 Female Male appropriate age with 84% for males and 60 Both 87% for females. % 40 Gross attendance rateBarisalSecondaryBangladeshFemale

20 Gross attendance rateBarisalRuralPrimaryBangladeshBoth Students over or under the official Gross attendance rateBarisalRuralSecondaryBangladeshBoth secondary school age range make up 7% 0 Gross attendance rateBarisalUrbanPrimaryBangladeshBoth 2006 Gross attendance rateBarisalUrbanSecondaryBangladeshBoth of the secondary school age population. Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPre-SchoolCambodiaBoth Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPre-SchoolCambodiaFemale Secondary School Net Attendance Rate Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPre-SchoolCambodiaMale 100 Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPrimaryCambodiaBoth 87 84 85 Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPrimaryCambodiaFemale There is no significant gender disparity 80 Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinPrimaryCambodiaMale Female Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinSecondaryCambodiaBoth observed in primary school attendance. 60 Male Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinSecondaryCambodiaFemale % Gross attendance rateBattambang & Krong PailinSecondaryCambodiaMale 40 Both

20

0 2006 Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Secondary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas, Kyrgyzstan

At the secondary level, children in rural areas are more likely to attend than are children in urban areas.

Secondary School Net Attendance Rate in Urban and Rural Areas 100 88 In urban areas, 85% of children of 84 85 85 84 86 secondary school age attend school, 80 Female compared to 86% in rural areas. 60 Male % 40 Both

Female attendance slightly exceeds male 20

attendance in rural areas, and genders are 0 represented equally in urban areas. Urban Rural Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Secondary School Net Attendance Rate by Region, Kyrgyzstan Secondary net attendance is highest in the Naryn region (92%); attendance is lowest in the (81%). Gender disparity is highest in the Chui region and lowest in the Issyk-Kul region.

Secondary School Net Attendance Rate Female Male 96 100 92 92 92 93 90 93 88 87 89 90 90 84 82 78 79 78 80 70 % 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Batken Bishkek Chui Issyk-Kul Jalal-Abad Naryn Osh Talas

Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 School Attendance by Age and Sex, Kyrgyzstan

Female Male 100 School attendance is very high 90 for males and females between 80 the ages of 8 and 15. 70 60 % 50 40 Beyond age 16, attendance 30 20 declines quickly, with boys 10 leaving school at slightly younger 0 ages than girls. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Age Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006

Over-Age, Under-Age, and On-Time Students in Primary School, Kyrgyzstan Only about 44% of primary school students are in the appropriate GRADE for their age; the on-time proportion declines in the higher grades.

About 13% of the male primary school 14 Over-age On-time Under-age students and 10% of the female students 100% are over-age by grade. 80% About 42% of the male primary school 60% students and 48% of the female students 15

40% are under-age by grade.

20% In this country, a significant portion of children enter primary school at an earlier 0% F M F M F M F M age than the official age.

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4

Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006

The Implications of Over-Age/Under-Age Students For the system: Both late entry into primary school and grade repetition can cause children to be over-age for their grade. Early entry in primary school can be a cause of underage attendance. In the classroom: Large numbers of over-age and/or under-age students present a challenge for teachers who must teach a more diverse group with differing levels of maturity and school preparedness. Repetition, Dropout, and Promotion Rates by Grade, Kyrgyzstan 17 Repetition rate is highest in grade 4 of primary school (0%) and lowest in grade 1 of primary school (0%). Dropout rate is highest in grade 6 of secondary school (7%) and lowest in grade 1 of primary school (0%). Dropout Rate Repetition Rate Promotion Rate 100%

80%

18 60%

40%

20%

0% Prim G1 Prim G2 Prim G3 Prim G4 Sec G1 Sec G2 Sec G3 Sec G4 Sec G5 Sec G6 Sec G7

Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Primary School Completion Rates, Kyrgyzstan The primary school completion rate shows that The probability of completing primary school is virtually 100% of children complete primary lower for children in urban areas and children in school (grade 4). the wealthiest income quintile. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Rural 108 Year 4 Year 5 Urban 96 104

Both

2006 108 Male Wealth quintile 5 89

Female Wealth quintile 4 107

Wealth quintile 3 96 100 Wealth quintile 2 111

Wealth quintile 1 114

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 % % Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 The primary school completion rate is the total number of non-repeating students attending the last grade of primary school - regardless of age - expressed as a percentage of the official last grade of primary school-age population. This indicator doesn't capture students who have completed primary school and advanced to secondary school at an earlier age than official school age, which may be reflected in higher wealth quintiles in some countries with lower completion rates than those in lower wealth quintiles.

Educational Attainment, Kyrgyzstan Recent cohorts of women are achieving more post secondary education than men. Equal proportions complete secondary school. 20 100% of men and 100% of women who are 15-19 years old have attended school. Among the population aged 20-24 years old, 87% of men and 88% of women have completed secondary or higher. Men and women combined, the cohort that entered school 15 years ago (20-24 year olds) is less likely to 21 have completed secondary school or higher than the age cohort that entered school 25 years ago (30-34 year olds).

Female Male

Post-secondary Secondary completed Secondary Incomplete Post-secondary Secondary completed Secondary Incomplete Gross attendance rateDelhiSecondaryIndiaFemale Gross attendance rateDelhiSecondaryIndiaMale Primary completed Primary incomplete No Schooling Primary completed Primary incomplete No Schooling Gross attendance rateDelhiRuralPrimaryIndiaBoth Gross attendance rateDelhiRuralSecondaryIndiaBoth 0 39 46 16 15-19 10 43 47 00 Gross attendance rateDelhiUrbanPrimaryIndiaBoth Gross attendance rateDelhiUrbanSecondaryIndiaBoth 00 11 54 35 20-24 27 60 11 101 Gross attendance rateDhakaPrimaryBangladeshBoth 0 10 60 29 0 25-29 23 66 10 00 Gross attendance rateDhakaPrimaryBangladeshFemale Gross attendance rateDhakaPrimaryBangladeshMale 00 5 72 22 30-34 18 75 7 0 Gross attendance rateDhakaSecondaryBangladeshBoth 02 74 23 35-39 21 74 4 00 Gross attendance rateDhakaSecondaryBangladeshFemale Gross attendance rateDhakaSecondaryBangladeshMale 02 75 23 0 40-44 18 77 5 0 Gross attendance rateDhakaRuralPrimaryBangladeshBoth 012 77 19 0 45-49 23 72 5 0 Gross attendance rateDhakaRuralSecondaryBangladeshBoth Gross attendance rateDhakaUrbanPrimaryBangladeshBoth 20 8 74 17 50-54 20 76 4 0 Gross attendance rateDhakaUrbanSecondaryBangladeshBoth 101 10 66 23 55-59 24 65 10 0

6 2 8 31 42 11 60-64 17 64 15 4 10

11 10 14 34 21 9 65+ 13 31 34 13 4 6

100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100

% % Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006 Female Literacy Rates, Kyrgyzstan Female Literacy Rate (age 15-24) Urban Rural

0 Can read 0

Cannot read

100 100

Source: Demographic and Health Survey 2007 100% of women age 15-24 in urban areas can read, compared to 100% in rural areas.

Female Literacy Rate by Age

15-49 100

15-19 100

20-24 100

25-29 100

30-34 100

35-39 100

40-44 100

45-49 100

0 20 40 60 80 100 %

Source: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006

The percentage of women who can read is 100% among women age 45-49 and 100% among women age 15-19.

Learning Outcome, Kyrgyzstan

International Assessment Scores Kyrgyzstan International Average Kyrgyzstan performed far below 600 the international average on all 26 473 472 464 500 469 468 460 subjects on PISA 2006 and 2009. 27

400

300 331 311 322 330 314 285 200

100 However, there was a considerable improvement on 0 average scores of all three 2006 2009 2006 2009 2006 2009 subjects from 2006 to 2009. Math Science Reading TIMSS 2003

PISA Source: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) The international average is the average score of all participating countries on a scale of 0 to 1000.