Table 2. 
Summary Statistics on Enrollment and Fees across School Categories in Rural Areas
BoysGirls
School Category1995–19962003–20042010–20111995–19962003–20042010–2011
Enrollment (%) 
Community or government 93.39 88.59 80.74 95.44 89.42 87.13 
Institutional or private 4.30 9.95 18.33 2.34 8.41 11.45 
Technical or vocational – 0.05 0.18 0.86 0.19 0.05 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 0.80 – 0.71 0.12 – 1.24 
Other 1.51 1.40 0.04 1.23 1.98 0.14 
Total students 1,256 1,999 2,258 811 1,569 2,175 
Expenditure (NRs) 
Community or government 746.36 976.22 2,477.87 612.34 844.42 2,056.99 
Institutional or private 3,507.80 5,648.92 10,906.9 2,956.37 4,476.68 10,984.11 
Technical or vocational – 1,500 18,136.25 2,100 1,000 4830 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 783.7 – 711.63 383.71 – 1,982.3 
Other 418.95 378.21 3,024 181.5 248.29 2,739.33 
Total expenditure 860.43 1,433.28 4,038.86 661.80 1,138.53 3,080.28 
BoysGirls
School Category1995–19962003–20042010–20111995–19962003–20042010–2011
Enrollment (%) 
Community or government 93.39 88.59 80.74 95.44 89.42 87.13 
Institutional or private 4.30 9.95 18.33 2.34 8.41 11.45 
Technical or vocational – 0.05 0.18 0.86 0.19 0.05 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 0.80 – 0.71 0.12 – 1.24 
Other 1.51 1.40 0.04 1.23 1.98 0.14 
Total students 1,256 1,999 2,258 811 1,569 2,175 
Expenditure (NRs) 
Community or government 746.36 976.22 2,477.87 612.34 844.42 2,056.99 
Institutional or private 3,507.80 5,648.92 10,906.9 2,956.37 4,476.68 10,984.11 
Technical or vocational – 1,500 18,136.25 2,100 1,000 4830 
Gurukul–madrasa–gumba 783.7 – 711.63 383.71 – 1,982.3 
Other 418.95 378.21 3,024 181.5 248.29 2,739.33 
Total expenditure 860.43 1,433.28 4,038.86 661.80 1,138.53 3,080.28 

Note: NLSS I does not contain the gurukul–madrasa–gumba category but instead includes a category for community schools. Similarly, NLSS II only categorizes government schools, private schools, technical schools, and other schools.

Source: Author's calculation based on Nepal Living Standards Surveys.

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