Table 3.
Social and economic characteristics by gender
| Characteristic | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
| Education | ||
| Percent returned to formal schooling (n) | 29 (19) | 51 (75) |
| Percent dropped out before completing primary school | 68 | 49 |
| Percent still enrolled in formal education | 0 | 5 |
| Percent completed primary school | 26 | 15 |
| Percent completed secondary school | 5 | 24 |
| GUSCO Skills Training | ||
| Percent received any training (n) | 34 (22) | 22 (32) |
| Percent still using skills | 23 | 16 |
| Eking out a living | ||
| Percent cultivating subsistence crops (n) | 93 (52) | 90 (118) |
| Of those cultivating crops, percent participating in other work | 60 | 47 |
| Of those cultivating crops, percent enrolled in full-time education | 0 | 0 |
| Percent not cultivating subsistence crops (n) | 7 (4) | 10 (15) |
| Of those not cultivating crops, percent participating in other work | 25 | 67 |
| Of those not cultivating crops, percent enrolled in full-time education | 0 | 33 |