In 2001 Botswana’s adult literacy rate neared 89 %. Most primary schools are supervised by the district councils and township authorities and are financed from local government revenues assisted by grants-in-aid from the central government. Virtually all primary school-aged children were listed in school in 1996, while 65 % of secondary school-aged children were listed. Specialized education was provided by teacher-training schools and vocational-training schools.