1. India: The shocking statistics we learned from our visit.
There are 300 million children of school age who are not in school
1.2 million more teachers are needed in India
Only 5% of government schools comply with all the basic standard for infrastructure set by the
2009 RTE Act. They have teachers, a buildings with a roof, water, a toilet and <35 pupils per class
40% of primaries had more than 30 students per class. Many have 70 -80.
10% of teachers are unqualified
90% of teachers in private schools are untrained
60% of children in Class 5 can’t read class 2 books
60% live on 60 rupees a day (30p)
5% of schools don’t have school buildings
30% of schools don’t have a building with a roof
Only 3.7% of India’s GNP is invested in education ( 8% in UK)
The most recent figures for primary school enrolment stand at an impressive 98%.
50% girls drop out by standard 5, 70% by standard 10
Of the out-of-school children in 2008, 62% were girls.
Girls made up two-thirds of illiterate 15- to 24-year-olds.
India has the highest number of child laborers in the world
95% of households in MadanpurKhadar have no toilet.
Some homes in MadanpurKhadar provided 12m2 of space for a family with 5 children
There are 48 billionaires who live in India compared with the 60% who live on 60 rupees or less
than a pound a day.