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Uzbekistan: Age distribution and school attendance of girls aged 9-13 years

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

25 July 2013 1. Introduction This document provides an overview of the pattern of school attendance of girls 9-13 years old in

Uzbekistan, based on data collected with a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in 2006. Results are

presented for the total population of girls aged 9-13, as well as by household location (urban and rural)

and wealth quintile. Survey data on school attendance are combined with population estimates by the UN

Population Division (UNPD 2011) to arrive at estimates of the total number of girls between 9 and 13

years in and out of school in Uzbekistan.

Section 2 summarizes the national education system of Uzbekistan. Section 3 describes the sources and

limitations of the data used in the subsequent analysis. Section 4 provides estimates of the number of

girls between 9 and 13 years in Uzbekistan between 2000 and 2015. Section 5 provides information from

household surveys to measure education coverage for the target age group.

Section 6 delves into the school attendance patterns of 9- to 13-year-old girls by education level and

grade. It addresses the question of equity by comparing the school attendance rates of girls from urban,

rural, rich and poor households. Section 7 looks at school participation from a complementary angle and

examines the age distribution of girls in primary and secondary education by grade. This analysis also

presents disparities by household location and wealth. Lastly, Section 8 presents summary tables with

data on school attendance by age and grade for ages 5-23.

2. National education system

The national education system in Uzbekistan is divided into the following levels of education: primary

education, as defined by the country, begins at age 7 and has a duration of 4 years. The entry age of

lower secondary education is 11 years, and it lasts 5 years. Upper secondary education begins at 16

years old and has a duration of 2 years. Tertiary or post-secondary education begins at age 18.

The tables and graphs in this document present data on school attendance according to the levels and

grades of education as classified by the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 1997

(UNESCO 2006). In the case of Uzbekistan, the ISCED classification is the same as the national

education system described above. Table 2.1 presents the theoretical (intended) grade and level of

education for 9- to 13-year-olds, according to both classifications. The actual age of students in these

grades may differ substantially, please see Section 7.2 to 7.6.

Table 2.1 Intended education level and grade for children aged 9-13 years, Uzbekistan, 2010

9 10 11 12 13

Education system (National definition)

Primary general

education, grade 3

Primary general

education, grade 4

Secondary education (first stage), grade 1



Education system (ISCED)

Primary grade 3

Primary grade 4

Lower secondary

grade 1

Lower secondary

grade 2

Lower secondary

grade 3

Source: Country approved ISCED mappings, (UIS 2013).

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3. Sources and limitations of data on population and education

3.1 Population data

The number of girls by age in Uzbekistan was obtained from the 2010 revision of the World Population

Prospects by the United Nations Population Division (UNPD 2011b). UNPD generates population

estimates by single year of age from data collected in national censuses. The population estimates for

Uzbekistan are designed to be consistent with the latest available census: the 1989 Census (UNPD

2011a).

3.2 Administrative data on enrolment

91% of girls of primary school age and 94% of girls of lower secondary age were enrolled in school in

2011 according to the latest available UIS data based on administrative records. Data on enrolment were

obtained from the database of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which collects education

statistics from national statistical authorities in an annual survey. The UIS updates its database three

times per year, in January, May and October. The enrolment data for Uzbekistan in this report are from

the May 2013 data release of the UIS.

3.3 Household survey data on attendance

The source of the school attendance data in this report is the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)

2006. Household survey data have certain limitations. The MICS 2006 is based on a nationally

representative sample of the population (sample size: 10,198 households with 53,190 individuals),

designed to be representative at the urban, rural level and for six geo-economical regions of the country

(UNICEF and State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2007). The results of the survey

are subject to sampling errors (due to the sample design) and non-sampling errors (for example errors

introduced during data processing). Because the MICS covers households, some groups may be under-

or not represented, such as refugee, migrant or homeless populations.

The number of girls aged 9-13 years in the MICS 2006 survey sample is 3,082. Table 3.1 displays the

distribution of the target population in the sample by household location and wealth. It also provides the

number of cases upon which the subsequent analysis is based. Because the MICS is a sample survey,

the following distribution should be considered an approximate, but not an exact, distribution of the target

population in Uzbekistan.

Table 3.1 Distribution of girls 9-13 years in survey sample, Uzbekistan MICS 2006

Urban

(%)

Rural

(%)

Poorest quintile

(%)

Second poorest quintile

(%)

Middle quintile

(%)

Second richest quintile

(%)

Richest quintile

(%)

Total

(%)

Sample size

Girls 9-13 years

27.9 72.1 23.0 21.0 19.8 18.6 17.5 100.0 3,082

Source: Uzbekistan MICS 2006.

3.4 Limitations of age data

Reported age data may also be erroneous because children may lack birth certificates or because the

survey respondent may not know the exact age of all household members. Age data may thus exhibit

heaping, typical around ages ending in 0 and 5. In the case of the Uzbekistan MICS 2006, the age

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distribution of women in the survey data is a close match with the age distribution in population estimates

by the UN Population Division for the same year (Figure 3.1). Age heaping in the total female survey

sample is moderate. In the sample of girls 5-17, age heaping cannot be observed (Figure 3.2).

Furthermore, survey programmes such as the Demographic and Health Survey and Multiple Indicator

Cluster Survey are not designed primarily for the collection of education data. As a result there is often a

gap between the beginning of the school year and the survey collection period. At the time of the survey

children can thus be many months older than they were at the beginning of the school year. Where the

gap is 6 months or greater, the UIS adjusts the age data backwards by one year (age – 1) to minimize the

age/grade discrepancy. In the case of the Uzbekistan MICS 2006, this age adjustment was applied, as

the gap is 6-8 months.

Survey question on current school attendance: "During the (2005-2006) school year, did (name)

attend school or preschool at any time?"

Start month of the academic year: September

Survey collection period: March - May 2006

Figure 3.1 Age distribution in female sample of Uzbekistan MICS 2006, by single year of age,

compared with female age distribution in UN Population Division data for 2006

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Sources: UNPD World Population Prospects 2010, Uzbekistan MICS 2006.

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Figure 3.2 Age distribution in sample of girls 5-17 years in Uzbekistan MICS 2006, by single year of

age

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4. Population estimates

Table 4.1 presents UN Population Division estimates of the number of girls aged 9-13 and 9-15 years in

Uzbekistan between 2010 and 2015. In 2013, the number of girls 9-13 years old was estimated at 1.2

million. This number has decreased since the beginning of the decade and is projected to continue to fall

between 2013 and 2015. Population estimates in the remaining section of this report are for the year

2013.

Table 4.1 Uzbekistan: Female population 9-15 years (1,000), by single year of age, 2010-2015

Year 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9-13 9-15

2010 254.1 259.1 264.6 271.7 280.7 290.6 300.1 1,330.1 1,920.8

2011 249.0 253.4 258.5 264.0 271.0 280.0 289.8 1,295.9 1,865.7

2012 245.3 247.9 252.7 258.0 263.4 270.4 279.3 1,267.3 1,817.0

2013 245.2 244.3 246.9 252.1 257.4 262.8 269.8 1,245.8 1,778.4

2014 249.3 244.8 243.2 245.8 251.4 256.9 262.2 1,234.4 1,753.5

2015 254.6 249.6 244.3 242.1 244.8 250.7 256.3 1,235.4 1,742.4

Source: UNPD 2011.

5. Coverage: Which share of the target population attends school?

Table 5.1 explores the basic issue of coverage of the target population of girls 9-13 years. Household

survey estimates show the attendance rate to range from 98.9% to 100%, with the highest attendance

rate observed at ages 9 and 10 and the lowest at age 12. It is important to note that the attendance rate

presented here includes attendance in pre-primary, primary, secondary or higher education. Attendance

in non-formal education programmes (in surveys which include this category) are considered out of

school.

Table 5.1 Uzbekistan: Percentage of 9- to 13-year-old girls in school, by single year of age, 2006

9 10 11 12 13

Age-specific attendance rate 100.0 100.0 99.4 98.9 99.6


Table 5.2 presents the percentage and confidence intervals for 9- to 13-year-old girls who are in school

(currently attending pre-primary, primary, secondary or higher education) according to the Uzbekistan

2006 MICS. The confidence interval indicates, generally speaking, that the given range has a 95%

probability of containing the true value. These were calculated using Stata statistical software, taking into

consideration the clustered sampling design of the MICS.

Table 5.2 Percentage of 9- to 13-year-old girls in school, by household characteristics, with 95%

confidence intervals, Uzbekistan, 2006

% Girls Aged 9-13 In School

95% CI Lower Bound 95% CI Upper Bound

Urban (n=1,147) 99.8 99.5 100.0

Rural (n=1,935) 99.5 99.1 99.9

Poorest (n=592) 99.9 99.7 100.0

Second poorest (n=563) 99.0 98.1 99.9

Middle (n=574) 99.7 99.0 100.0

Second richest (n=595) 99.8 99.4 100.0

Richest (n=758) 99.5 98.8 100.0

Total (n=3,082) 99.6 99.3 99.9


Notes: n = number of observations in survey data (female observations 9-13 years in each sub-group).

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6. Equity: Which girls aged 9-13 years are most likely to be in and out of school?

6.1 Summary

Based on findings of a MICS, 0.4% of all girls 9-13 were out of school in Uzbekistan in 2006. 23.6% of the

girls in this age group attended primary education and 75.8% secondary education (see Table 6.1 and

Figure 6.1).

The patterns of school attendance of girls 9-13 in urban and rural areas were similar in 2006. The out-of-

school rate was 0.2% in urban areas and 0.5% in rural areas. 22.7% of urban girls attended primary

education and 76.9% secondary education. Among rural girls, 24.0% attended primary education and

75.4% secondary education.

A comparison of school attendance of girls 9-13 from the richest and poorest household quintiles reveals

some disparities. 0.5% of girls from the richest quintile and 0.1% of girls from the poorest quintile were out

of school in 2006. In the richest quintile, 19.3% attended primary education and 80.0% secondary

education. In the poorest quintile, 27.5% were in primary education and 72.4% in secondary education.

Table 6.1 Uzbekistan: School attendance by level of education (%), girls 9-13 years, 2006

Group Total Urban Rural Richest quintile

Poorest quintile

Pre-primary education

Primary education 23.6 22.7 24.0 19.3 27.5

Secondary education 75.8 76.9 75.4 80.0 72.4

Tertiary education

Out of school 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.1

No data 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Analysis of school attendance by grade shows that the largest percentage of girls 9-13 could be found in

secondary grade 3 (19.3%), secondary grade 1 (19.1%), and secondary grade 2 (18.7%) (see Table 6.2

and Figure 6.1). In urban areas, the grade attended by the largest percentage of girls was secondary

grade 2 (18.6%); in rural areas it was secondary grade 3 (19.7%). There was a small difference in the

pattern of school attendance by grade between girls from the richest and poorest household quintile in

Uzbekistan. Among girls from the richest quintile in school, the most common grade was secondary grade

4 (19.8%). Among girls from the poorest quintile in school, the most common grade was secondary grade

2 (20.0%).

Tables 6.3 to 6.7 and Figures 6.2 to 6.6 offer more data on school attendance by age, level and grade of

5- to 17-year-old girls in Uzbekistan. Section 8 provides summary tables of school attendance for the age

range 5-23.

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Table 6.2 Uzbekistan: School attendance by level of education and grade (%), girls 9-13 years, 2006

Group Total Urban Rural Richest quintile

Poorest quintile

Pre-primary education

Primary education

Grade 1

Grade 2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5

Grade 3 5.7 5.9 5.7 4.4 8.4

Grade 4 17.5 16.3 17.9 14.3 18.6

Secondary education

Grade 1 19.1 17.9 19.5 18.4 19.2

Grade 2 18.7 18.6 18.7 18.6 20.0

Grade 3 19.3 18.3 19.7 19.3 19.8

Grade 4 15.9 18.5 14.9 19.8 12.5

Grade 5 2.8 3.5 2.5 3.8 0.8

Grade 6 0.0 0.0 0.1

Grade 7

Tertiary education

Out of school 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.1

No data 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.1: School attendance by level and grade, girls 9-13 years, Uzbekistan 2006

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Total Urban Rural Richest quintile Poorest quintile

Note: Darker shade = lower grade in level, lighter shade = upper grade in level.Source: Uzbekistan MICS 2006.

Pre-primaryeducation

Primaryeducation

Secondaryeducation

Out ofschool

Nodata

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6.2 All girls

Table 6.3 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), all girls 5-17 years, 2006

Age (years) 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17

Pre-primary education 6.2

Primary education

Grade 1 23.7

Grade 2 25.1 2.1

Grade 3 19.0 26.8 3.1

Grade 4 2.9 62.3 25.3 3.6

Secondary education

Grade 1 8.6 61.7 29.1

Grade 2 9.6 53.9 30.3 1.3

Grade 3 12.8 56.9 26.3 0.2

Grade 4 11.7 59.7 7.6

Grade 5 12.2 22.4

Grade 6 0.1 20.0

Grade 7 20.5

Tertiary education 5.9

Out of school 22.9 0.6 1.1 0.4 23.4

No data 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.2 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), all girls 5-17 years, 2006

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6.3 Girls in urban households

Table 6.4 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), urban girls 5-17 years, 2006

Age (years) 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17


Primary education

Grade 1 25.7

Grade 2 27.4 2.6

Grade 3 18.3 29.4 1.7

Grade 4 2.6 59.6 24.2 2.3

Secondary education

Grade 1 8.2 58.8 26.1

Grade 2 15.2 56.6 21.1 0.2

Grade 3 14.7 60.1 16.4

Grade 4 18.1 66.9 5.3

Grade 5 15.7 19.9

Grade 6 18.2

Grade 7 18.3


Out of school 17.6 0.3 0.6 0.2 27.6

No data 0.2 0.6 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.3 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), urban girls 5-17 years, 2006

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6.4 Girls in rural households

Table 6.5 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), rural girls 5-17 years, 2006

Age (years) 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17


Primary education

Grade 1 22.8

Grade 2 24.1 1.9

Grade 3 19.3 25.8 3.6

Grade 4 3.1 63.3 25.7 4.1

Secondary education

Grade 1 8.8 62.8 30.3

Grade 2 7.4 52.8 34.0 1.6

Grade 3 12.1 55.6 30.0 0.2

Grade 4 9.1 57.0 8.5

Grade 5 10.8 23.4

Grade 6 0.1 20.7

Grade 7 21.3


Out of school 25.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 21.8

No data 0.2 0.2 0.5

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.4 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), rural girls 5-17 years, 2006

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6.5 Girls in households from the richest quintile

Table 6.6 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), richest girls 5-17 years, 2006

Age (years) 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17


Primary education

Grade 1 25.8

Grade 2 27.8 3.0

Grade 3 19.4 24.6 0.7

Grade 4 4.3 66.5 13.4 1.0

Secondary education

Grade 1 5.9 71.3 21.7

Grade 2 14.5 58.8 19.5 0.3

Grade 3 18.0 58.0 18.5

Grade 4 20.6 64.5 4.5

Grade 5 15.2 21.5

Grade 6 0.5 19.3

Grade 7 18.2


Out of school 13.8 0.5 1.9 21.9

No data 0.9

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.5 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), richest girls 5-17 years,

2006

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6.6 Girls in households from the poorest quintile

Table 6.7 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), poorest girls 5-17 years,

2006

Age (years) 5-8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17


Primary education

Grade 1 22.1

Grade 2 23.0 2.4

Grade 3 20.4 35.3 4.8

Grade 4 2.1 56.8 28.5 4.7

Secondary education

Grade 1 5.5 60.4 30.6

Grade 2 6.4 53.3 42.3 2.6

Grade 3 10.9 50.1 40.5 0.2

Grade 4 7.6 52.9 10.1

Grade 5 3.9 25.4

Grade 6 20.8

Grade 7 19.4


Out of school 29.5 0.5 22.0

No data 0.2

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 6.6 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age, level and grade (%), poorest girls 5-17 years,

2006

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7. Location: Which education levels and grades do girls aged 9-13 attend?

7.1 Summary

As seen in Table 2.1, according to the national education system, children aged 9-13 should be in grades

3-4 of primary education and grades 1-3 of lower secondary education. Based on findings of a MICS

conducted in Uzbekistan in 2006, the grades girls 9-13 attend are quite similar to the theoretical grades

for their age. The grades with the highest shares of the target group are 4 of primary education and 1, 2

and 3 of lower secondary education; more than 90% of the female students attending those grades are 9-

13 years old. Lower secondary grades 1 and 2 have the highest share of 9-13 year old students (100%),

followed by grade 3 (99.4%) and primary grade 4 (90.5%).

The age-grade attendance patterns in urban and rural areas were similar. The data show that in urban

and rural areas, the grade with the highest share (100%) of 9-13 year old female students is in grades 1

and 2.

A comparison of female students from the richest and poorest household quintiles in Uzbekistan reveals

minimal disparities in the grades they attend. Female students aged 9-13 from the richest and poorest

households are most likely to attend grades 1, 2 and 3.

Table 7.1 Uzbekistan: Percentage of female students in each grade who are 9-13 years old, 2006

Primary Education (ISCED 1) Secondary Education (ISCED 2 and 3)

Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 5 Gr 6 Gr 7

Total 2.5 32.5 90.5 100.0 100.0 99.4 73.3 14.0 0.1

Urban 2.5 31.4 90.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 82.0 18.6

Rural 2.5 33.0 90.6 100.0 100.0 99.1 69.7 12.4 0.2

Richest quintile 2.8 25.2 83.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 85.6 19.1 0.8

Poorest quintile 3.3 38.8 93.1 100.0 100.0 99.2 64.3 4.5


Tables 7.2 to 7.6 and Figures 7.1 to 7.5 offer more data on the age of female students in Uzbekistan by

level and grade.

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7.2 All girls

Table 7.2 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), all girls, 2006


Age Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

5-8 100.0 97.5 67.5 9.5

9 2.5 29.2 62.3 8.7

10 3.3 24.5 60.5 9.6

11 3.7 30.8 58.4 13.3

12 30.5 54.9 10.1

13 1.6 31.1 63.2 14.0 0.1

14-17 0.6 26.7 86.0 92.5 89.7

18-23 7.3 10.3

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 7.1 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), all girls, 2006

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Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

Primary Secondary

Source: uzbekistan mics 2006.

Ages5-8

Age 9 Age 10 Age 11 Age 12 Age 13Ages14-17

Ages18-23

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7.3 Girls in urban households

Table 7.3 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), urban girls, 2006



5-8 100.0 97.5 68.6 9.9

9 2.5 29.7 62.4 8.6

10 1.7 25.2 61.6 15.4

11 2.6 29.8 62.3 16.4

12 22.0 63.6 15.6

13 0.3 20.0 66.4 18.6

14-17 18.0 81.4 96.8 91.7

18-23 3.2 8.3

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 7.2 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), urban girls, 2006

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7.4 Girls in rural households

Table 7.4 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), rural girls, 2006



5-8 100.0 97.5 67.0 9.4

9 2.5 29.1 62.2 8.7

10 3.9 24.3 60.1 7.4

11 4.1 31.2 56.9 12.2

12 33.7 51.8 7.9

13 2.0 35.1 61.8 12.4 0.2

14-17 0.9 30.3 87.6 91.1 89.0

18-23 8.7 11.0

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 7.3 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), rural girls, 2006

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Primary Secondary


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7.5 Girls in households from the richest quintile

Table 7.5 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), richest girls, 2006



5-8 100.0 97.2 74.8 17.0

9 2.8 24.5 67.6 5.6

10 0.7 14.1 70.0 14.1

11 1.3 24.4 65.6 19.3

12 19.8 57.0 16.9

13 0.4 23.7 68.8 19.1 0.8

14-17 14.4 80.9 96.2 83.5

18-23 3.0 16.5

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 7.4 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), richest girls, 2006

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Primary Secondary


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7.6 Girls in households from the poorest quintile

Table 7.6 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), poorest girls, 2006



5-8 100.0 96.7 61.2 6.9

9 3.3 34.4 60.1 6.1

10 4.4 28.4 62.8 6.4

11 4.6 31.1 52.0 10.7

12 38.8 45.8 7.1

13 2.8 42.8 57.2 4.5

14-17 0.8 35.7 95.5 91.4 91.9

18-23 8.6 8.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


Figure 7.5 Uzbekistan: Age by education level and grade attended (%), poorest girls, 2006

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8. School attendance by age and grade Table 8.1 summarizes school attendance by age grade as a percentage of the female population between 5 and 23 years of age in Uzbekistan, based on data from the MICS 2006. It shows the percentage of girls by single year of age who are in and out of school. Table 8.1 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age and grade (% of population of single year of age), female population, 2006

Age (years)

Pre-primary

ed.

Primary education Secondary education Tertiary

ed. Out of school

No data Total (%)

Total (n) Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

5 18.9 10.7 70.4 100.0 523

6 4.6 64.3 14.5 16.5 0.2 100.0 507

7 21.2 67.5 10.3 0.5 0.5 100.0 487

8 0.8 23.4 64.4 11.3 100.0 522

9 2.1 26.8 62.3 8.6 0.2 100.0 595

10 3.1 25.3 61.7 9.6 0.3 100.0 557

11 3.6 29.1 53.9 12.8 0.6 100.0 644

12 30.3 56.9 11.7 1.1 100.0 586

13 1.3 26.3 59.7 12.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 100.0 700

14 0.6 28.7 59.4 7.5 0.3 3.4 100.0 610

15 0.3 29.9 47.5 6.5 0.6 15.2 100.0 532

16 24.0 47.3 3.7 24.9 0.1 100.0 631

17 3.2 26.1 19.5 51.2 100.0 575

18 3.4 4.7 19.5 72.4 100.0 618

19 1.8 2.4 12.2 83.6 100.0 592

20 0.5 1.2 10.7 87.7 100.0 540

21 0.1 0.3 5.2 94.2 0.1 100.0 527

22 0.5 4.7 94.7 0.1 100.0 524

23 0.7 0.4 3.4 95.5 100.0 473

Source: Uzbekistan MICS 2006. Notes: n = number of observations in survey data (female population 5-23 years per single year of age).

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Table 8.2 summarizes school attendance by age and grade for the female population between 5 and 23 years of age in Uzbekistan, based on data from the MICS 2006. It shows the age distribution of girls in each category of education status. Table 8.2 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age and grade (% of education status category), female population, 2006 Age (years)

Pre-primary

Prim grade 1

Prim grade 2

Prim grade 3

Prim grade 4

Sec grade 1

Sec grade 2

Sec grade 3

Sec grade 4

Sec grade 5

Sec grade 6

Sec grade 7

Tertiary Out of school

No data

5 81.8 12.1 9.4

6 18.2 66.4 13.7 2.0 9.3

7 20.6 60.3 8.5 0.1 23.3

8 0.9 23.4 58.9 9.5

9 2.5 29.2 62.3 8.7 13.0

10 3.3 24.5 60.5 9.6 20.7

11 3.7 30.8 58.4 13.3 0.1

12 0.2 30.5 54.9 10.1 0.1

13 1.6 31.1 63.2 14.0 0.1 0.1 12.9

14 0.6 26.5 59.8 9.2 0.4 0.5

15 0.2 26.2 50.2 6.5 0.7 2.1

16 29.5 55.0 5.0 4.0 7.9

17 3.7 27.8 24.5 7.6

18 4.1 5.3 25.9 11.4

19 2.0 2.6 15.9 12.8

20 0.5 1.2 13.0 12.7

21 0.1 0.3 6.1 12.9 6.4

22 0.5 5.2 12.5 6.4

23 0.6 0.3 3.6 11.7

Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Total (n) 118 492 553 564 587 583 588 589 660 601 507 527 525 3,840 9

Source: Uzbekistan MICS 2006 Notes: n = number of observations in survey data (female population 5-23 years in each grade or level of education).

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Table 8.3 summarizes school attendance by age and grade in absolute numbers. For this analysis, school attendance rates from the MICS 2006 were applied to UNPD population estimates for Uzbekistan for the year 2013. This assumes that attendance rates in 2013 are the same as in the most recent year with household survey data. Table 8.3 Uzbekistan: School attendance by age and grade (1,000), female population, 2013

Age (years)

Pre-primary

ed.

Primary education Secondary education Tertiary

ed. Out of school

No data Total Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7

5 50.1 28.3 186.3 264.7

6 11.9 166.2 37.4 42.5 0.5 258.4

7 53.6 170.9 26.2 1.3 1.2 253.2

8 2.0 58.3 160.4 28.2 248.9

9 5.2 65.7 152.7 21.1 0.5 245.2

10 7.6 61.8 150.7 23.4 0.8 244.3

11 8.8 71.8 133.0 31.7 1.6 246.9

12 76.4 143.5 29.5 2.7 252.1

13 3.2 67.6 153.6 31.3 0.2 1.0 0.4 257.4

14 1.6 75.5 156.2 19.8 0.8 8.9 262.8

15 0.8 80.6 128.1 17.5 1.7 41.0 269.8

16 67.0 131.8 10.2 69.2 0.3 278.5

17 9.3 75.1 56.2 147.4 288.1

18 10.2 14.1 57.9 215.1 297.2

19 5.4 7.3 37.5 256.2 306.3

20 1.4 3.6 33.2 273.6 311.9

21 0.4 1.0 16.3 293.9 0.4 312.0

22 1.7 14.4 291.8 0.4 308.2

23 2.0 1.2 10.5 290.5 304.2

Total 62.0 250.1 271.8 259.8 251.6 243.6 236.0 244.4 259.4 268.1 243.8 254.1 237.9 2,123.1 4.5 5,210.0

Sources: Attendance rates: Uzbekistan MICS 2006. Population estimates: UNPD World Population Prospects 2010. Note: School attendance rates from the MICS 2006 were applied to UNDP population estimates for the year 2013.

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