Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The foundational and preparatory indicators related to girls’ education as well as dropout rates of girls at preparatory and secondary levels have improved in Madhya Pradesh but challenges still persist at the secondary level, says Child Rights and You (CRY).
On the eve of the National Girl Child Day, CRY has issued a comprehensive analysis of the progress and challenges faced by girl children in accessing school education in Madhya Pradesh.
The report is based on data accessed from Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) Report 2023-24 Data indicates that Madhya Pradesh has shown progress in foundational and preparatory education.
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for girls at the foundational level improved from 37.7% in 2022-23 to 39.3% in 2023-24, bringing it closer to the national average of 41.6%.
However, at the preparatory level, there was a slight decline, with GER dropping from 82.2% in 2022-23 to 81.1% in 2023-24. This remains significantly lower than the national average of 97.7%.
Madhya Pradesh showed great improvement in preparatory and secondary dropout rate of girls in UDISE + 2023-24.
The dropout rate of girls at secondary level showed a major decline in a year with the figure coming down from 18.3% to 13.0% which means fewer girls are leaving schooling. It also exceeds the national average of 9.4% (2023-24).
At the secondary level, the overall GER showed a notable improvement, rising from 46.8% in 2022-23 to 55.5% in 2023-24, though it still falls short of the national average of 66.5%.
Unfortunately, for girls, the secondary GER dropped sharply from 81.1% in 2022-23 to 55.7% in 2023-24, which is also below the national average of 67.7%.
