In India, only 53% of habitation have a primary school. In India, only 20% of habitation have a secondary school. On an average an upper primary school is 3 km away in 22% of areas under habitations. In nearly 60% of schools, there are less than two teachers to teach Classes I to V. On an average, there are less than three teachers per primary school. They have to manage classes from I to V every day. Dropout rates increase alarmingly in class III to V, its 50% for boys, 58% for girls. 1 in 40, primary school in India is conducted in open spaces or tents. More than 50 per cent of girls fail to enroll in school; those that do are likely to drop out by the age of 12. 50% of Indian children aged 6-18 do not go to school
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:59:16 +0000
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