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Ethiopia and Angola Double Number of Girls in School in 10 years

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Ethiopia and Angola Double Number of Girls in School in 10 years
The number of girls enrolling in primary school has soared across Africa in the last decade, according to a report released on Monday. With primary education now free in all but five African countries, there has been a boom in the number of children attending school, with Ethiopia and Angola showing the most dramatic improvements -- a 42 percent and 43 percent increase respectively from 2000 to 2011.

The number of girls enrolling in primary school has soared across Africa in the last decade, according to a report released on Monday.

With primary education now free in all but five African countries, there has been a boom in the number of children attending school, with Ethiopia and Angola showing the most dramatic improvements.

Between 2000 to 2011, Ethiopia recorded a 42 percent increase and Angola a 43 percent increase.

 

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