When considering enrolment of the same age group in any educational institution (including pre-school), the figures have dropped from 86% in 2011 to 81% in 2015. Further analysis shows that these declines are happening almost exclusively in rural areas: the enrolment among pupils aged 7, in any educational institution (including pre-school) dropped from 84% in 2011 to 78% in 2015.
Mwaka 2011, asilimia 77 ya watoto wenye umri wa miaka 7 waliandikishwa shule ya msingi ukilinganisha na asilimia 55 mwaka 2015. Kwa kuangalia uandikishwaji wa watoto wenye umri kama huo kwenye taasisi yoyote inayotoa elimu (ikiwemo shule za awali), takwimu zimeshuka kutoka asilimia 86 mwaka 2011 hadi 81% mwaka 2015.