Statistics

Through a variety of sources, we have discovered staggering figures pertaining to the attendance ratio of primary school to secondary school children.

The Change of Primary School Attendance to Secondary School Attendance Ratio-Males:

Burundi -44% | Rwanda -67% | Kenya -70% | Tanzania -45% | Uganda -64%| Average -58%

The above data indicates the ratio of boys who enter secondary school after they have finished primary school. A negative number indicates a decrease in students attending secondary school after the students have completed primary school.

The Change of Primary School Attendance to Secondary School Attendance Ratio-Females

Burundi -38% | Rwanda -67% | Kenya -70% | Tanzania -48% | Uganda -64% | Average -57%

In this instance, the above data indicates the ratio of females who enter secondary school after they have finished primary school. A negative number indicates a decrease in students attending secondary school after the students have completed primary school.

The numbers speak for themselves.

This data set means that on average within Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda:

• 58% of male children that attend primary school don’t attend secondary school
• 57% of female children that attend primary school don’t attend secondary school

These numbers portray the value in the work of the Dobbyn Foundation and the difference we believe we can make with your donation.

Please see the following documents for more information.

• Primary vs Secondary Education [PDF]
• Education Data 2006 [Excel]

KEY FACTS: UGANDA EDUCATION

• Education is the most important way for communities and countries to tackle the root causes of poverty
• Primary education in Uganda is free but many children drop out of school because of large class sizes (up to 100), and teachers with limited resources and training
• The Dobbyn Foundation works with local partners in Uganda to provide quality education for children and families

Source: UNICEF: 2000-2005

KEY FACTS: WOMEN AND EDUCATION

• Approximately 584 million women in the world remain illiterate today
• More than 40% of women in Africa do not have access to basic education
• If a girl is educated for 6 years or more, as an adult her prenatal care, postnatal care and childbirth survival rates, will dramatically improve
• Educated mothers immunize their children 50% more often than mothers who are not educated
• AIDS spreads twice as quickly among uneducated girls than among girls that have even some schooling
• Children of women with 5 years of primary school education have a survival rate 40% higher than children of women with no education

Source: UN Millennium Project 2002-2006

UGANDA BY THE NUMBERS

• $6.85 = average price of one gallon of gas in Uganda– in USD
• $109.60 equivalent cost of filling up a tank of gas in a medium size car– in USD
• 1785 Ugandan Shilling = $1 US Dollar
• 11% = current inflation rate in Uganda
• 67% = Ugandan adult literacy rate
• 50% of Uganda’s population is 14 years old or younger
• 50% increase in food prices this summer on common staple goods
• 50 years = average Ugandan life expectancy
• 66 per 1000 = Ugandan infant mortality rate

As of 10.1.08