Savannah 16.0% 46.0% 38.0% 32.3% 43.7% 24.0% Proportion of girls of primary school age enrolled Ecological Zone Almost all At half Less than half Coastal 23.0% 42.0% 35.0% Forest 53.0% 41.0% 6.0% Savannah 16.0% 28.0% 56.0% 30.7% 37.0% 32.3% Main reasons why some children in communities are not enrolled in Secondary School The most common reasons why children some children in the rural communities are not enrolled in Secondary Schools, by ecological zones have been summarized in the table below. Lack of finance appears to be the main reason for non-enrolment of children in rural areas in Secondary Schools. It must be mentioned that, due to the same reasons, a lot of the enrolled children in Secondary School miss classes continuously. It was observed in a primary school visited in Kintampo District (Savannah Zone) during the fieldwork that more than half the children skip school during market days. Main reasons why some children in communities are not enrolled in Secondary School Ecological A B C D E F G Zone H Coastal 58.0% 10.0% 10.0% 6.0% 3.0% 2.0% 0.0% 11.0% Forest 70.0% 7.0% 5.0% 2.0% 7.0% 2.0% 0.0% 7.0% Savannah 64.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% 0.0% 1.0% 11.0% 3.0% 64.0% 7.7% 7.3% 5.3% 3.3% 1.7% 3.7% 7.0% A: Inability of parents to fund child’s education B: Lack of Parental Interest C: Lack of Interest in School going children D: School too far away
Savannah 16.0% 46.0% 38.0% 32.3% 43.7% 24.0% Proportion of girls of primary school age enrolled Ecological Zone Almost all At half Less than half Coastal 23.0% 42.0% 35.0% Forest 53.0% 41.0% 6.0% Savannah 16.0% 28.0% 56.0% 30.7% 37.0% 32.3% Main reasons why some children in communities are not enrolled in Secondary School The most common reasons why children some children in the rural communities are not enrolled in Secondary Schools, by ecological zones have been summarized in the table below. Lack of finance appears to be the main reason for non-enrolment of children in rural areas in Secondary Schools. It must be mentioned that, due to the same reasons, a lot of the enrolled children in Secondary School miss classes continuously. It was observed in a primary school visited in Kintampo District (Savannah Zone) during the fieldwork that more than half the children skip school during market days. Main reasons why some children in communities are not enrolled in Secondary School Ecological Zone A B C D E F G H Coastal 58.0% 10.0% 10.0% 6.0% 3.0% 2.0% 0.0% 11.0% Forest 70.0% 7.0% 5.0% 2.0% 7.0% 2.0% 0.0% 7.0% Savannah 64.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% 0.0% 1.0% 11.0% 3.0% 64.0% 7.7% 7.3% 5.3% 3.3% 1.7% 3.7% 7.0% A: Inability of parents to fund child’s education B: Lack of Parental Interest C: Lack of Interest in School going children D: School too far away
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