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Table 1 PIRLS 2011 Abu Dhabi student profile
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 2099 | 50.6 |
 Female | 2047 | 49.4 |
Region | ||
 Abu Dhabi | 2240 | 54 |
 Al Ain | 1203 | 29 |
 Al Dhafra | 703 | 17 |
Nationality | ||
 Expatriate | 2085 | 50.3 |
 Emirati | 1963 | 47.3 |
 Not disclosed | 98 | 2.4 |
Curriculum | ||
 Public—ADEC | 1826 | 44.0 |
 Private—Ministry of Education | 724 | 17.5 |
 Private—Indian | 511 | 12.3 |
 Private—UK | 457 | 11 |
 Private—International | 308 | 7.4 |
 Private—US | 224 | 5.4 |
 Private—Asian/other | 96 | 2.3 |
Language of testing | ||
 Arabic | 2614 | 63.0 |
 English | 1532 | 37.0 |