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rates has gotten worst over time. For example, the difference in attendance percentage points
between rural and urban has increased to 30.5 (2015) from 26.9 percentage points (2005) in
attendance of 6-11 year olds. Other indicators have experienced this increase in urban-rural
inequality except for completion rates of 5 years of schooling (stagnant inequality).
Figure 26 DHS 2005-2015 Difference in access rates by regions 219
A. Attendance in school (6-11 year olds) B. Attendance in school (12-15 year
olds)
C. Finishing 5 years of education (12-15
year olds)
D. Finishing 8 years of education (16-18
year olds)
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 2005 and DHS 2015
Location/Geographic regions. Analysis of DHS 2015 showed that Kaffrine, Djourbel, Louga,
Matam and Tambacounda are the 5 critical regions with lowest access to school rates (or
conversely, highest numbers of out of school children). While completion rates have improved
219 Given the 2008 new regional divisions, in the graphs the 2015 ‘Kaolack’ region covers the data for both Kaffrine and the new
Kaolack, the 2005 Kaolack is the old/undivided region pre-2008 and so forth.
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Diourbel
Louga
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Tambacounda
FatickThies
Saint-Louis
KoldaDakar
Zuguinchor
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aged 6-11 years old (%)
2005 2015
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Diourbel
Louga
MatamKaolack
Tambacounda
FatickThies
Saint-Louis
KoldaDakar
Zuguinchor
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aged 12-15 years old (%)
2005 2015
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Diourbel
Louga
MatamKaolack
Tambacounda
FatickThies
Saint-Louis
KoldaDakar
Zuguinchor
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finishing 5 years of education (% of
12-15 year olds)
2005 2015
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Diourbel
LougaMatamKaolack
Tambacounda
FatickThies
Saint-Louis
KoldaDakar
Zuguinchor
Region
finishing 8 years of education (% of 16-
18 year olds)
2005 2015