Ahmedabad: From every 100 girls who started education in class I in Gujarat, only 45 who reached class XII, revealed the findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) -5 conducted during 2019-21.
But not only women.
The survey revealed that even among boys, from every 100 students, only 59 reached the class XII.
The decline was steeper for girls at 55.1% compared to 41.2% for boys in accordance with the findings of the survey.
The state is clearly lagging behind this crucial social development index even when the scenario has increased if someone compares statistics from the NFHS-3 conducted in 2005-06.
Compared to 57% of boys and 44% of women attended higher secondary schools in 2019-21, almost 15 years ago only 36% of boys and 28% of girls could reach landmarks.
The survey findings revealed that 82% of children in 6-17 years in Gujarat went to school – 87% in urban areas and 79% in rural areas.
The presence was 71% in 2005-06.
‘Water availability, the main factor of sanitation to dropping’ in rural and urban areas, the presence of each increased from 74% and 69% in 2005-06.
Experts say that there are several reasons for the overall phenomenon of dropouts and dropping out of school for girls in Gujarat.
Bharat Gajipara, President of the Gujarat Self-Financing School Association, said that the lower classes did not have a high-up percentage because fewer students failed.
“The main shift was seen in class X where our results floated around 65-70% over the years.
Students who fail tend to continue to practice.
For girls, the distance between school and home is the main factor – they are more likely to get basic education than children Men because parents want to provide basic education, but when high school and higher are not around it, they tend to break up, “he said.
The availability of water and sanitation is also a major factor, said Rajesh Bhat, founder of Bal Manche, a NGO working with children’s education in Gujarat Village.
“If the school does not have separate toilets, girls tend to attend.
With menstrual onset in higher classes, water availability is another problem,” he said.
“Of course, the number increases mainly because of the initiative like the midday eating scheme and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.” Narayan Patel, a former member of the Gujarat Middle Education Board Board (GSEB), which was associated with the education and inspection process for more than three decades in Gujarat, said that disappearing a grant school in several parts of the country could be one reason to drop out of school.