Education
UPE
•Total number of primary schools in the district 92
•Number of government aided primary schools 55
•Number of private primary schools 30
•Number of community primary schools 07
•Total enrollment in UPE schools and private schools in the district 40,112
YEAR NO. OF PUPILS
2016 36,221
2017 38,147
2018 40,112
2019 PROJECTION/42,000
Number of UPE schools………55
Enrolment after UPE…………37,194
Number of Classrooms…………665
Pupils: Desk ratio…………4:1
Pupils: Classroom ratio………56:1
Pupils: Latrine ratio……60:1
Teachers on Payroll………792
Pupils: Textbook ratio……4:1
Primary completion rate…70%
Girls enrolment………18,666
Percentages of girls in primary seven………25…….. and boys………75