When considering the combined data from primary and secondary levels, out of the 4100 repeaters in the region, 66% are at the secondary level, while the remaining 34% are in primary schools. Shifting the focus to dropout rates at the primary school level, 56% of the minimal recorded total regional dropouts are male, and 44% are female. The region reports a total of 61 dropouts at the primary level, with approximately one-fifth (21%) of them occurring in the first grade.
At the secondary school level, male dropouts represent 65% of the 405 total regional dropouts, while female dropouts account for the remaining 35%. Similar to the repeaters, the third form in secondary schools has the highest percentage of dropouts, comprising 30% of the total. In terms of the combined data from primary and secondary levels, out of the 466 total regional dropouts, 87% are in secondary schools, while the remaining 13% are in primary schools.
Regionally, the average number of students per teacher varies across different school levels. At the pre-primary level, there is an average of 17.6 students per teacher. For primary schools, the average class size is 26 students, and the pupil-teacher ratio stands at 13.3. When it comes to secondary schools, the average class size is 27 students, and the pupil-teacher ratio is 9.9. These statistics help provide insights into the size of classes and the workload of teachers at each educational stage. This information can be valuable for educational policymakers and stakeholders to assess and plan for the distribution of educational resources and teacher staffing.