6.19  Education     6.19.1  Enrolment  Rates   Access   to   education   has   shown   positive   trends   in   2007   due   to   appropriate   policy   actions   and   increased   resource   allocation   to   the   educational   sector.   The   Education   Management   Information   System   (EMIS)   reports   a   KG   Net   Enrolment   Rate   of   55.8%   with   a   Gender   Parity   Index   (GPI)   of   0.99,   doubling   the   enrolment   at   that   level   from   approximately   550,000   in   2001/02   to   1,104,779   in   2006/07.   Primary   school   enrolment   has   increased   from   2.5   million   pupils   in   2001/02   to   almost   3.4   million   in   2006/07,   registering   an   increase   of   35%.   In   the   APRM   Monitoring  Group  survey,  the  majority  of  respondents  (75%)  indicated  that,  there  has  been  a   significant  improvement  in  access  to  education,  particularly  at  the  primary  level.       6.19.2  Pupil-­‐Teacher  Ratio     The  Pupil-­‐Teacher  Ratio  at  primary  school  level  improved  marginally  from  34  :  1  in  2003/04  to   33  :  1  in  2006/07.  About  53%  of  respondents  in  the  survey  indicated  they  were  satisfied  with   the  quality  of  education.     The  majority  of  Respondents ��(50.6  percent)  reported  that  there  has  been  an  improvement  in   access  to  educational  facilities  (Figure  37).     139    

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