Indicator 8: Base populations by school age groups (i.e., total no. of 4-5 yr. olds, 6-13 yr. olds & 14-18 yr. olds)

As stated earlier, the base population data is derived by the Statistics office through projections based on the data from the last national census.

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These projections are still clearly not accurate enough to calculate the net enrolment ratio. In reference to the statistic projection, year 2006 to 2008 in the age range of 6,7 and 8 the figures remain constant.In fact, it is not clear if the population data from the 2007 report was based on projections, particularly in the 6-13 age range, since in that age range all the values but one in last year’s report are higher than the projections this office obtained from the Statistics Dept. this year.