The document summarizes statistics on children out of school in India from various reports between 2005 and 2009. It finds that children from marginalized communities have higher dropout rates but there has been significant improvement over time. Primary completion rates and gender parity in education increased substantially from 1991 to 2006 according to UN data. However, attendance and learning achievement levels still need more focus, particularly in the transition to secondary education.

2. MoHRD Report on Out of School Survey 2005 and 2009 Larger percentage of children from the marginal communities either drop-out or never enroll in school – there has however been significant improvement between 2005 and 2009 Percentage of children out of school by social groups: India 2005 and 2009

3. Trends in Net Enrolment Ratios (in per cent) by sex : India 2001–2006 India has made rapid strides in universalizing primary education and is likely to achieve the MDG 2 on primary education http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg

4. Trends in Primary Completion Rates by sex : India 1991–2006 The Primary completion rates have improved significantly and so has the gender parity http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg 1991 2001 2006 Both sexes 63.8 72.4 85.7 Boys 75.1 78.7 88.0 Girls 51.5 65.6 83.1 Gender parity 0.69 0.83 0.94

5. Children age 6-13 years Out of School SSA Third Joint Review Mission 2006 AIDE-Memoire MoHRD Report on Out of School Survey 2005 and 2009

6. Attendance rate of boys and girls in primary and upper primary classes The attendance rate in based on head count is less than the number enrolled in school - attendance in upper-primary is better than in primary

7. Learning achievements (in per cent) among students of Class V in India 2002–2003 and 2006–2007 Learning Achievement of Class V Children; Mid-term Achievement Survey under SSA 2008: NCERT Learning achievements needs more focus Year of Survey Mathematics Language Environmental Studies 2001-2002 (Baseline Round I) 46.5 58.6 50.3 2006-2007 (Mid-term Round II) 48.5 60.3 52.2

8. Child Info data for India based on NFHS 3 The sharp drop in the attendance rates in secondary level - improved focus on transition to secondary education required Primary and Secondary net attendance rates (in per cent) by sex: India 2005–2006