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India | Literacy Statistics for Children aged 9 to 14
1. Less than half of India's
Children between the age
group of 6 to 14 go to school.
At least 35 million children
aged 6-14 years do not attend
school.
In India, only 53% of habitation
has a primary school and only
20% has a habitation of
secondary school.
On an average, an upper
primary school is 3 km away in
22% of areas under
habitations.
On an average, there are less
than three teachers per
primary school. They have to
manage classes from I to V
every day.
60% 50%
INTERESTING
FACTS
Dropout rates increase
alarmingly in class III to V, where
its 50% for boys and 58% for
girls
High cost of private education
and need to work to support
their families and little interest in
studies are the reasons given by
3 in every four
More than 50% of Girls fail to
enroll in school; those that do are
likely to drop out by the age of
12.
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53%
Girls in the age group
of 5 to 9 years are
illiterate
Schools across India, there
are less than two teachers
to teach Classes I to V
Indian Children
aged 6 - 18 do not
go to school
1 in 40, primary school in India is
conducted in open spaces or
tents.