| NUMBER OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING | ||||||||||
| TO AGE AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARD 1975/76 (END OF SCHOOL YEAR) | ||||||||||
| Age | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Standard 1 | Standard 2 | Standard 3 | Standard 4 | Standard 5 | Standard 6 | Total |
| 5 | 1,430 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,443 |
| 6 | 1,680 | 1,440 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,141 |
| 7 | 131 | 1,830 | 1,448 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,457 |
| 8 | 8 | 170 | 1,996 | 1,316 | 62 | 8 | - | - | - | 3,560 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 348 | 1,822 | 1,443 | 132 | 10 | - | - | 3,773 |
| 10 | - | 8 | 37 | 312 | 1,810 | 1,376 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 3,693 |
| 11 | - | 1 | 4 | 36 | 228 | 1,905 | 1,259 | 59 | 4 | 3,496 |
| 12 | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 281 | 1,833 | 832 | 47 | 3,044 |
| 13 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 49 | 281 | 1,083 | 617 | 2,040 |
| 14 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 552 | 1,177 | 1,780 |
| 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100 | 351 | 452 |
| 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unstated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 3,253 | 3,479 | 3,856 | 3,547 | 3,588 | 3,763 | 3,565 | 2,629 | 2,197 | 29,879 |
| Average Age | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 9.5 |
| Source: Ministry of Education | ||||||||||