Table of Contents 1 Primary Completion Rates 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Data Collection and Source 1.3 Method of Computation 1.4 Disaggregation Issues 1.5 Limitations 1.6 Gender Issues Addressed 1.7 Addressed 1.8 References 1.9 See Also 1.10 External Links Primary Completion Rates Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. […]

HIV is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations.Weiss RA (May 1993). “How does HIV cause AIDS?”. Science […]

The Human Poverty Index, developed by the (UNDP), offers an indication of the standard of living in a country. For highly developed countries, the United Nations considers that the Human Poverty Index can better reflect the extent of deprivation compared to the . See also

About The Human Development Index (HDI) is the normalized measure of Life expectancy, Literacy, Education, standard of living, and GDP per capita. It is a commonly used to measure well-being within a country, especially child welfare. It is furthermore used to classify a country as developed, developing, or underdeveloped. The index was developed in 1990 […]

Un article publié dans Slate.fr mentionne le site de l’OCDE pour préparer aux mieux la Journée Internationale de la Femme du 8 mars. Le site de l’OCDE contient une rubrique de statistiques se concentrant sur les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes dans les domaines de l’éducation, du travail et de l’entrepreneuriat dans les […]

Uganda was ranked 73 out of 86 in the 2012 Social Institutions and Gender Index with a score of 0.383802; 46 out of 136 in the 2013 Global Gender Gap Index with a score of 0.7086; 110 out of 148 in the 2012 Gender Inequality Index with a score of 0.517. All indices are on […]

The Global Gender Gap measure was introduced by the to examine four critical areas of inequality between men and women:  Economic participation and opportunity – outcomes on salaries, participation levels and access to high-skilled employment Educational attainment – outcomes on access to basic and higher level education Political empowerment – outcomes on representation in decision-making […]