Secondary 47.9 46.0 35.2 28.3 12.8 18.5 4.0 7.0 0.1 0.3

MAVO junior general secondary education VBO pre vocational education HAVO senior general secondary education (MAVO, VBO and HAVO have since been abolished and replaced by new, modified types of education) VWO pre university education, MBO secondary vocational education, HBO higher professional education, WO university.

Complete secondary

Basic education comprises three levels pre school, primary and secondary.

The commonest levels are primary and, to a lesser extent, secondary.

EPI middle level professional education

EPI middle level professional education

Incomplete secondary

MAVO intermediate general secondary education

H VWO higher general secondary education university preparatory education

Of these, 328 are following a programme at ISCED level 2 96 individuals are attempting to improve their educational status by following a programme at ISCED level 6 or 7.

Secondary education is available to the General Certificate of Education A level.

The secondary level has four grades of compulsory basic education (sixth to ninth) and two grades of secondary education (tenth and eleventh).

intermediate general secondary education (MAVO)

higher general secondary education (HAVO)

(a) Eliminating gender inequalities in primary and secondary education by the earliest possible date and at all educational levels by 2015

Post secondary education (middle level professional education (MBO), higher level professional education and university) for the over 15 18s, subdivided into

Basic education services, as well as federalized upper secondary and vocational education, have been added to the services catering for the same levels previously existing in the states themselves.

In St. Kitts and Nevis, primary and secondary education are compulsory and free.

Secondary education includes junior high or middle schools and high schools.

226. As regards levels of instruction, there is no great difference between men and women at the same level, although there is considerable disparity between primary and secondary levels throughout the country.

In that context, the Ministry of Education has unified the curriculum in primary and secondary education throughout the country.

Sri Lanka was focusing on primary and secondary education, without overlooking other types of education.

ENROLMENT IN BASIC SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL SECONDARY EDUCATION BY SEX AND GRADE, 1993

It is accepted that the National Institute for Educational Development is currently integrating population and family life education, including sexual education, into the primary and secondary school curriculum.

Eliminating gender inequalities in primary and secondary education by the earliest possible date and at all educational levels by 2015

Primary 17.1 17.6 18.8 12.2 37.0 42.9 25.2 26.0 1.9 1.3

Completed primary

Environmental education to be included in all education levels

vocationally oriented secondary education (EPB), with an academically oriented lower division (2 years) and a vocationally oriented upper division (2 years) General secondary education

The Law On Vocational Education regulates primary vocational education, secondary vocational education and higher professional education of the first level, as well as the awarding of the respective professional qualifications.

Colombia apos s formal education system consists of preschool, basic primary, basic secondary and occupational secondary, and higher education, which is divided into technical, technological and university (undergraduate and postgraduate).

By 2004, the ratio of girls to boys attained 0.77 in primary education and 0.67 in secondary education.

470. As explained in relation to primary, secondary and higher education, the education system in Greenland must be assumed to cover all levels.

Nevertheless, there is some discrimination against women, since they account for the highest percentage of teachers at the lowest levels of the educational system, representing 97 per cent of pre school teachers, 75 per cent of special education teachers and 65.3 per cent of general basic education (EGB) teachers, whereas women account for only 50 per cent of the teachers at all other educational levels.

Lastly, in connection with the student population in basic secondary and vocational secondary education it is important to mention the quality of the education from the standpoints of gender and equality for women.

ii. Higher education (Higher Professional Education (HBO) and Universities)

Paragraph 1 (b) of the guidelines (upper secondary education)

Co education is generally allowed up to primary education level (up to grade V).

It must be noted, however, that the condition of education (elementary, secondary and tertiary) varies significantly across countries, and across institutions within the same country.

Combating stereotyped conceptions regarding the role of the sexes within the educational process, especially in primary education.

During the 2003 2004 school year, the net primary enrolment rate was 94.4 per cent, while the completion rate rose to 99.82 per cent.

A small number of non Maori adults were studying the language at tertiary institutions or in community education or work based programmes.

Target 4 Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and at all levels of education no later than 2015

Goal 4 To eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education not later than the end of 2015