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Education in Swaziland is neither free nor compulsory.[1] The Ministry of Education pays teacher salaries, while student fees and money raised from the community pay for costs such as building upkeep and teacher housing.[1] In 1996, the net primary school enrollment rate was 90.8 percent, with gender parity at the primary level.[1] In 1998, 80.5 percent of children reached grade 5.[1] Primary school attendance rates were unavailable for Swaziland as of 2001.[1] In 1996, 91.3 percent of the teachers were certified to teach according to national standards, and the pupil to teacher ratio was 33:9.[1]