  
<prompt> Age-specific attendance rates
 Percentage 
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 <response> Age-specific attendance rates (ASARs) for the population age 5 to 24 are presented The ASAR indicates participation in schooling at any level. The trends are the same for males and females. Approximately half of children attend school by age 6. In the 9-16 age group, 7 of 10 children attend school. At age 16, attendance rates begin to decline with increasing age, and the decline is faster for females than males after age 15.  