what are the sactors that lead to drop out of girl students in India
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It is somewhat incredible that fifty years after M. C. Chagla rued the state of Indian education, after funding and development, the problems seem to have barely changed at all. India has seen a steady increase in primary school enrollment over the last decade– as of 2013, over 96% of rural Indian children of primary school age had enrolled in the schooling system, up from hovering around 80-85% in the early 2000’s.
However, many of these students leave – a UNESCO 2012 report[1] shows that 13.54 million South Asian students leave school before completing their primary education. This problem presents in increasingly large proportions too – to take one state as an example, in 2013 over 14% of female students between the ages of 7 – 16 went missing from school in Maharashtra, as opposed to 11.7% in 2012. Thus, it seems that although the prevalent ethos and the legislation (including the Right to Education Act of 2008) in India nearly guarantees that every Indian student will start schooling, it does not yet have the abilities to ensure that the environment to actually attain an education exists.
The effect of this problem is indeed exacerbated where women are concerned, as effective literacy rates in 2011 was at about 82.14% for men, versus 65.46% for women. So why do girls, in particular, leave school?
There is obviously no single good answer, nor is there conclusive data to show us which factors relatively impact girls the most. However we can identify a range of possibilities that could suggest specific reasons for the marginalization of girls from the schooling system.
However, many of these students leave – a UNESCO 2012 report[1] shows that 13.54 million South Asian students leave school before completing their primary education. This problem presents in increasingly large proportions too – to take one state as an example, in 2013 over 14% of female students between the ages of 7 – 16 went missing from school in Maharashtra, as opposed to 11.7% in 2012. Thus, it seems that although the prevalent ethos and the legislation (including the Right to Education Act of 2008) in India nearly guarantees that every Indian student will start schooling, it does not yet have the abilities to ensure that the environment to actually attain an education exists.
The effect of this problem is indeed exacerbated where women are concerned, as effective literacy rates in 2011 was at about 82.14% for men, versus 65.46% for women. So why do girls, in particular, leave school?
There is obviously no single good answer, nor is there conclusive data to show us which factors relatively impact girls the most. However we can identify a range of possibilities that could suggest specific reasons for the marginalization of girls from the schooling system.
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