Young child survival and development

Young child survival and development

Nutrition

Nutrition

Maternal and newborn health

Maternal and newborn health

Water, sanitation and hygiene

Water, sanitation and hygiene

Immunization

Immunization

Malaria

Malaria

Basic education and gender equality

Basic education and gender equality

Child protection

Child protection

Birth registration

Birth registration

Children on the move

Children on the move

Violence, social and gender norms

Violence, social and gender norms

Child labour and commercial sexual exploitation

Child labour and commercial sexual exploitation

Children and AIDS

Children and AIDS

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)

Paediatric treatment and care

Paediatric treatment and care

Preventing infections among adolescents and young people

Preventing infections among adolescents and young people

Protection, care and support for children affected by AIDS

Protection, care and support for children affected by AIDS

 

Basic education and gender equality

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Third-grade students undertake a group assignment in Lyndhurst Primary School in Estcourt, South Africa.

In Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), the official primary net enrolment rate stands at 87 percent for both boys girls.

However, there are wide variations between countries, ranging from 39 percent for boys and 34 percent for girls in Eritrea to 99 percent for boys and 100 percent for girls in Madagascar.

For secondary education, rates are significantly lower. The regional averages for enrolment are 32 and 28 percent, respectively, for boys and girls, and an even smaller proportion actually attends school (26 percent of boys and 24 percent of girls).