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Part II – Analytic Sections
6. Progress toward goals and targets
As explained above, universal access to and completion of Primary Education, is free and mandatory. Table I shows the number of students enrolled in Primary Education.
Table 2
Number of students enrolled in Primary Education
School year |
Number of students enrolled in Primary Ed. |
1990-91 |
62962 |
1991-92 |
63454 |
1992-93 |
64313 |
1993-94 |
64907 |
1994-95 |
64884 |
1995-96 |
64660 |
1996-97 |
64761 |
1997-98 |
61810 |
1998-99 |
61132 |
1999-2000 |
60954 |
Given that the completion of Primary Education is mandatory by law, with regard to EFA indicators 3, 4, 5 and 6, the number of students enrolled in Primary Education is also considered to reflect the number of the school-age population. Thus, the Gross Enrolment Radio (GER) for Primary Education, which is EFA indicator 5, has been 100, as shown for example in the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook for 1996.
This also indicates that there are no significant disparities in terms of sex and geographical location, although there is a small number of dropouts, who are mainly children whose families emmigrate abroad, or who have special needs. The enrolments and failures by sex and grade for the years 1990-91 and 1995-96 are show in the following table.
Table 3
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FAILURES AND DROP-OUTS OF 1989/90 BY GRADE AND SEX
| PUBLIC PRIVATE TOTAL | |||||||||
Grade |
Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Drop-outs |
Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Drop- outs |
Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Drop- Outs |
| Grade I Boys Girls |
10,447 5,373 5,074 |
191 117 74 |
6 4 2 |
370 191 179 |
4 2 2 |
2 0 2 |
10,817 5,564 5,253 |
195 119 76 |
8 4 4 |
Grade II Boys Girls |
10,355 5,386 4,969 |
20 14 6 |
10 6 4 |
404 197 207 |
2 2 0 |
1 1 0 |
10,759 5,583 5,176 |
22 16 6 |
11 7 4 |
Grade III Boys Girls |
9,530 4,950 4,580 |
0 0 0 |
5 1 4 |
434 223 211 |
4 3 1 |
2 2 0 |
9,964 5,173 4,791 |
4 3 1 |
7 3 4 |
Grade IV Boys Girls |
9,758 5,101 4,657 |
0 0 0 |
3 2 1 |
420 216 204 |
2 0 2 |
5 2 3 |
10,117 5,317 4,816 |
2 0 2 |
8 4 4 |
Grade V Boys Girls |
9,934 4,937 4,611 |
3 3 0 |
3 2 1 |
386 173 213 |
5 2 3 |
2 1 1 |
9,934 5,110 4,824 |
8 5 3 |
5 3 2 |
Grade VI Boys Girls |
8,677 4,462 4,215 |
2 2 0 |
5 3 2 |
409 209 200 |
5 4 1 |
2 2 0 |
9,086 4,671 4,415 |
7 6 1 |
7 5 2 |
Grade VII Boys Girls |
11 6 5 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
92 49 43 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
103 55 48 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
TOTAL Boys Girls |
58,326 30,215 28,111 |
216 136 80 |
90 48 42 |
2,515 1,258 1,257 |
22 13 9 |
14 8 6 |
60,841 31,473 29,368 |
238 149 89 |
46 26 20 |
Table 4
PRIMARY EDUCATION
FAILURES AND DROP-OUTS OF 1995/96
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
TOTAL |
Grade | |||||||||
| Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Dropouts | Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Dropouts | Enrol- ments |
Fail- ures |
Dropouts | ||||
10.292 5.388 4.904 |
182 117 65 |
28 16 12 |
445 249 196 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
10.737 5.637 5.100 |
182 117 65 |
28 16 12 |
Grade I Boys Girls |
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10.328 5.350 4.978 |
12 7 5 |
18 8 10 |
432 197 235 |
2 1 1 |
1 1 0 |
10.760 5.547 5.213 |
14 8 6 |
19 9 10 |
Grade II Boys Girls |
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10.325 5.317 5.008 |
2 2 0 |
8 4 4 |
432 216 216 |
3 0 3 |
5 3 2 |
10.757 5.533 5.224 |
5 2 3 |
13 7 6 |
Grade III Boys Girls |
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10.257 5.284 4.973 |
2 2 0 |
8 5 3 |
484 243 241 |
1 1 0 |
1 0 1 |
10.741 5.527 5.214 |
3 3 0 |
9 5 4 |
Grade IV Boys Girls |
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10.320 5.379 4.941 |
0 0 0 |
16 10 6 |
462 236 226 |
0 0 0 |
1 0 1 |
10.782 5.615 5.167 |
0 0 0 |
17 10 7 |
Grade V Boys Girls |
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10.396 5.446 4.950 |
5 0 5 |
12 5 7 |
448 212 236 |
1 1 0 |
2 2 0 |
10.844 5.658 5.186 |
6 1 5 |
14 7 7 |
Grade VI Boys Girls |
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8 3 5 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
31 14 17 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
39 17 22 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
Grade VII Boys Girls |
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61.926 32.167 29.759 |
203 128 75 |
90 48 42 |
2.734 1.367 1.367 |
7 3 4 |
10 6 4 |
64.660 33.534 31.126 |
210 131 79 |
100 54 46 |
TOTAL Boys Girls |
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Specifically regarding the repeaters in Primary Education, Table 5 shows that their number has been decreasing since 1990, in spite of the increase in enrollments. The Ministry of Education makes a considerable effort to help such students, by promoting the learning achievement outlined in the qualitative upgrading of Primary Education.
Table 5
REPEATER IN PRIMARY EDUCATIONBY GRADE AND YEAR
Repeaters in Primary Education |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Total |
238 |
206 |
184 |
211 |
195 |
219 |
210 |
Grade I |
195 |
182 |
146 |
175 |
167 |
185 |
182 |
Grade II |
22 |
10 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
22 |
14 |
Grade III |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Grade IV |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Grade V |
8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Grade VI |
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
As far as the desegregation to the sub-national levels of Cyprus is concerned, the following statistical data are based on the situation that existed in 1990-91 and 1996-97.
Table 6
PRIMARY EDUCATION
SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS BY DISTRICT 1990/91
District |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
TOTAL |
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Schools |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Schools |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Schools |
Pupils |
Teachers |
|
Nicosia Urban Rural |
136 66 70 |
23,893 16,643 7,250 |
1,129 767 362 |
10 9 1 |
1,350 1,147 203 |
88 78 10 |
146 75 71 |
25,243 17,790 7,453 |
1,217 845 372 |
Famagusta Urban Rural |
15 0 15 |
3,650 0 3,650 |
159 0 159 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
15 0 15 |
3.650 0 3.650 |
159 0 159 |
Larnaca Urban Rural |
64 23 41 |
10,709 6,153 4,556 |
505 280 225 |
1 1 0 |
282 282 0 |
15 15 0 |
65 24 41 |
10,991 6,435 4,556 |
520 295 225 |
Limassol Urban Rural |
95 44 51 |
16,468 12,507 3,961 |
781 570 211 |
10 10 0 |
1,269 1,269 0 |
80 80 0 |
105 54 51 |
17,737 13,776 3,961 |
861 650 211 |
Paphos Urban Rural |
51 18 33 |
5,233 3,579 1,654 |
280 177 103 |
1 1 0 |
108 108 0 |
7 7 0 |
52 19 33 |
5,341 3,687 1,654 |
287 184 103 |
TOTAL Urban Rural |
361 151 210 |
59,953 38,882 21,071 |
2,854 1,794 1,060 |
22 21 1 |
3,009 2,806 203 |
190 180 10 |
383 172 211 |
62,962 41,688 21,274 |
3,044 1,974 1,070 |
Table 7
PUPILS AND TEACHERS BY DISTRICT-URBAN OR RURAL AND PUPILS PER TEACHER, 1990/91
District |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
TOTAL |
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Pupils |
Teachers |
Pupil/ teacher ratio |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Pupil/ teacher ratio |
Pupils |
Teachers |
Pupil/ teacher ratio |
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Nicosia Urban Rural |
23,893 16,643 7,250 |
1,129 767 362 |
21.2 21.7 20.0 |
1,350 1,147 203 |
88 78 10 |
15.3 14.6 20.3 |
25,243 17,790 7,453 |
1,217 845 372 |
20.7 21.0 20.0 |
||
Famagusta Urban Rural |
3,650 0 3,650 |
159 0 159 |
23.0 0.0 23.0 |
0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
0.0 0.0 0.0 |
3,650 0 3,650 |
159 0 159 |
23.0 0.0 23.0 |
||
Larnaca Urban Rural |
10,709 6,153 4,556 |
505 280 225 |
21.2 22.0 20.2 |
282 282 0 |
15 15 0 |
18.8 18.8 0.0 |
10,991 6,435 4,556 |
520 295 225 |
21.1 21.8 20.2 |
||
Limassol Urban Rural |
16,468 12,507 3,961 |
781 570 211 |
21.1 21.9 18.8 |
1,269 1,269 0 |
80 80 0 |
15.9 15.9 0.0 |
17,737 13,776 3,961 |
861 650 211 |
20.6 21.2 18.8 |
||
Paphos Urban Rural |
5,233 3,579 1,654 |
280 177 103 |
18.7 20.2 16.1 |
108 108 0 |
7 7 0 |
15.4 15.4 0.0 |
5,341 3,687 1,654 |
287 184 103 |
18.6 20.0 16.1 |
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TOTAL Urban Rural |
59,953 38,882 21,071 |
2,854 1,794 1,060 |
21.0 21.7 19.9 |
3,009 2,806 203 |
190 180 0 |
15.8 15.6 20.3 |
62,962 41,688 21,274 |
3,044 1,974 1,070 |
20.7 21.1 19.9 |
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