5.4 Education 5.4.1 Total enrolment Total enrolment increased at all levels (kindergarten, primary and JHS). Kindergarten enrolment increased from 1,159,648 pupils in 2010 to 1,180,760 pupils in 2011 (Table 5.1). Enrolment at the primary level also increased from 3,099,234 pupils in 2010 to 3,198,520 pupils in 2011. 5.4.2 Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) GER measures the proportion of the number of pupils at a given level of education, regardless of age, as a proportion of the number of children in the relevant age group. GER also increased at all levels in 2011 (Table 5.2) Table 5.2: Total enrolment, Gross enrolment ration and Net enrolment ratio, 2008 2011 2008 a) Total enrolment Kindergarten 1,016,606 Primary 2,990,773 JHS 1,015,489 TOTAL 4,041,977 b) Gross enrolment ratio (GER) Kindergarten 89.7% Primary 95.0% JHS 78.8% TOTAL 87.8% c) Net enrolment ratio (NER) Kindergarten 62.6% Primary 82.9% JHS 52.9% TOTAL 66.1 Source: Ministry of Education, 2011 2009 2010 2011 1,078,973 3,041,895 1,064,088 5,220,808 1,159,648 3,099,234 1,075,035 5,365,982 1,180,760 3,198,520 1,100,671 5,508,373 92.9% 94.9% 80.6% 89.4% 97.3% 94.9% 79.5% 90.6% 98.4% 96.4% 79.6% 91.5% 63.6% 88.5% 47.8% 66.6 58.7% 83.6% 47.5% 63.2 60.1% 77.8% 46.1% 61.3 Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 87