Do domestic laws forbid discrimination in access to education?
This indicator examines whether discrimination, both direct and indirect, are legally prohibited
Coverage of the right to education in the constitution or other forms of superior law
This indicator measure the extent to which and which aspects of the right to education are guaranteed in law at the highest level
Do the guidelines for the approval of textbooks that can be used in schools include the prohibition of any kind of promotion or depiction of discriminatory views?
Are there any specific measures to ensure that previously out-of-school children remain in school?
An example of such a measure is a programme that adapts education to students' specific circumstances to prevent further drop-outs
Are there established mechanisms to enable parents, children and community leaders to contribute to the formulation and / or implementation of strategies to identify out-of-school children, to encourage school attendance and to reduce drop-out rates?
Mechanisms by which stakeholders can contribute to the formulation and / or implementation of strategies to identify out-of-school children include: perception surveys, focus groups and public campaigns.
Is the State taking steps to identify out-of-school children, to encourage school attendance and to reduce drop-out rates?
Out-of-school children are all those excluded from education at a given level of education
Percentage of household expenditure on education
Percentage of household expenditure on education is the total average cost per month per family for a student in a school as a percentage of total household expenditure. Examples of educational expenses include: enrolment fees, tuition fees, uniforms, school supplies and educational materials, school meals and school transport and other payments necessary to effectively access education, such as payment for water, security etc.
Percentage of schools without single-sex toilets
Percentage of schools without single-sex toilets is the share of schools without separate girls and boys toilets or single-sex educational institutions without toilets. Schools are counted as having toilets if they have a pit latrine, an improved pit latrine, a flush toilet, a pour-flush toilet or a composting toilet
Repetition rate
Repetition rate is the proportion of pupils from a cohort enrolled in a given grade at a given school year of primary or secondary education who study in the same grade in the following school year (Source: UIS)
Adult literacy rate (%)
Percentage of population aged 15 years and over who can, with understanding, both read and write, a short simple statement on his / her everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations (Source: UIS: p.3)