The proportion of girls who drop out of school in India has come down to an all-time low of two per cent in 2022. (Representational image)
The overall proportion of girls out of school was 4.1 per cent in 2018 and 10.3 per cent in 2006.
dropout ratio of girls India In 2022, the lowest level so far has come down to two percent. This information is given in the Annual Status of India. Education The report (ASER) 2022 was released on Wednesday. The report also states that despite the overall decline, more than 10 per cent girls are not attending school in three states, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which is a matter of concern. The overall proportion of girls out of school was 4.1 per cent in 2018 and 10.3 per cent in 2006.
The latest study surveyed a total of 19,060 villages in rural India covering 3,74,544 households and 6,99,597 children aged three to 16 years. As per the report, school enrollment figures reached a record high of over 98 per cent despite the prolonged closure during the pandemic. The report states that the major change during this period is the increasing number of children enrolled in government schools.
It states, ‘The enrollment rate for the six to 14 age group has been above 95 per cent for the past 15 years. These figures are projected to increase from 97.2 percent in 2018 to 98.4 percent in 2022, despite school closures during the pandemic. According to the report, reading abilities of school students in all grades have fallen to pre-2012 levels, while basic math skills have dropped to 2018 levels.
This shows that most states can see a decline in government and private schools for both boys and girls. According to the report, states like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have seen the biggest decline in reading ability, while the decline in math skills has been observed in Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Haryana.
The report also said that despite the overall decline, three states – Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – were a cause of concern with more than 10 per cent girls out of school. The overall proportion of girls out of school was 4.1 per cent in 2018 and 10.3 per cent in 2006.
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