Abolishing School Fees in Africa

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5.5 Distribution of Primary School Enrollment by Standard, 1990/91–2005 187 5.6 Progression of FPE Cohorts through the Primary School System 187 6.1 Growth of EP1 Gross Enrollment Rate, 1981–2004 and 2005 Projection 211 6.2 Gender Gap in Net Enrollment and Completion Rates in EP1, 1997/98 and 2004/05 213 6.3 Increase in Gross Enrollment Rate by Province, 2003–05 214 6.4 Net Primary School Attendance Rate by Sex and Wealth Index Quintile 217 6.5 Primary School Attendance Rate among Children Ages 10–14 Years 218

MAPS 3.1 Primary Net Enrollment by District, 2004/05 98 3.2 Gender Parity Index of Primary Gross Enrollment, 2004/05 3.3 School Fee Abolition and Introduction of Capitation Grant, 2004 104 3.4 Relative Increase in Primary Enrollment, 2004/05 110

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TABLES 1A.1 Summary Information on Fee Abolition in Five Country Studies 32 2.1 Education Expenditure Trends in Different Government Systems, 1970–2005 50 2.2 Annual Fees Paid by Students Just before Fee Abolition 51 2.3 Some “Residual” Fees Paid by Students, 2006 54 2.4 Primary School Gross Enrollment Rate by Gender and Region, 1994/95 and 2004/05 54 2.5 Enrollments for Grade 1 in Government and Nongovernment Primary Schools, 1994/95–2004/05 55 2.6 Grade 1 Enrollment in Rural Areas, 1994/95–2004/05 56 2.7 Primary Education Growth Indicators, 1994/95–2004/05 57 2.8 Enrollment Trend and Recurrent Cost of Primary- and Secondary-Level Education, 1994/95–2004/05 58 2.9 Some Indicators of Recurrent Cost at Primary Schools, 1997 and 1998 59 2.10 Cost-Sharing Payment 64 2.11 Community Contribution in Some Regions, 2004/05 65 2A.1 Types of Fees (Mean) Reportedly Charged per Year by Government and Nongovernment Schools 79 2A.2 Types of Schools by Ownership and Management, 2006 79 2A.3 Grade 1 Intake of Government Schools, 1985/86–2004/05 80 2A.4 Regional Recurrent Expenditure and Budget of Education, 1997 and 1998 80 2A.5 Secondary Education Growth Indicators, 1994/95–2004/05 81


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