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Figure 9: School Dropout Rates in India (in percent) Figure 9: School Dropout Rates in India (in percent)
Figure 9: School Dropout Rates in India (in percent)

(b) Upper Primary level
(a) Primary level
(a)Primary level(a)Primary level (b) Upper P rimary level(b) Upper P rimary level
GirlsGirls BoysBoys OverallOverall GirlsGirls BoysBoys OverallOverall
4.3 4.59 4.3 4.59 4.45 4.45 6.02 4.78 5.38 6.02 5.43 5.57 5.57

3.68 3.68 3.51 3.51 4.78 5.38 4.14 4.77 5.43 5.21 5.21 5.02 5.02 5.14 5.14 4.68 4.68
3.27 3. 2.9827 2.98 3.14 3.14 3.31 3 3.1.31 3.1 3.33 3.33 4.14 4.77 4.1 4.64 4.1 4.64 4.09 4.49 4.49 4.26 4.26
2.66 2.66 2.7 2.7 2.93 2.93 2.89 2.89 3.51 4.09 3.51
2.07 2.56 2.07 2.56 2.32 2.32 2.97 2.97 2.96 2.22 2.96 2.58 2.58
1.22 1.67 1.22 1.67 1.45 1.45 2.22

2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 -2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 -2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 6 -2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 -2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 -2 0 1 9 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018- 2 0 1 9-2013 - 2014- 2015 - 2016- 2017 - 2018- 2 0 1 9-
1 4 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 6 1 6 1 7 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 9 1 9 2 0 2 0 1414 1515 1616 1717 1 81 8 1919 2020

Source: Ministry of Education (UDISE+)
Figure 10: Drop Out Rate: Secondary level (in percent)
Figure 10: Drop Out Rate: Secondary level (in percent)

Source: Ministry of Education (UDISE+) Source: Ministry of Education (UDISE+)

Girls Boys Overall
20.93 20.35 20.63 20.23 19.82 20.02 18.75 18.93 18.84 21.5 21.49 18.66 19.16 18.93 18.68
21.47

17.05 17.9 15.05 17.01 16.07

2013- 14 2014 - 15 2015- 16 2016- 17 2017- 18 2018- 19 2019 - 20

Source: Ministry of Education (UDISE+)
Source: Ministry of Education (UDISE+)

10.27 The pandemic has had a significant impact on the education system affecting lakhs of

schools and colleges across India. Since the data from Ministry of Education is only available

up to 2019-20, the impact of pandemic on enrolment and dropout rates during pandemic years,

2020 and 2021, could not be assessed through comprehensive official data. Thus, policy makers

have taken into account alternate sources. Various smaller surveys by the Government, and by

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
citizen-led non-government agencies, such as the

2021, have assessed the impact during pandemic for the education sector in rural areas. We are

aware that such data has limitation but in interest of being up to date this data has been included
below.
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10.28 ASER found that despite the pandemic, enrolment in age cohort of 15-16 years continued

to improve as number of not enrolled children in this age group declined from 12.1 percent in
2018 to 6.6 percent in 2021 (Table 3).

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