Do You Know THAT

• In India, only 53% of habitation has a Primary School.
• Only 20% of habitation has a Secondary School.
• On an average an Upper Primary School is 3 km away in 22% of areas under habitations.
• In nearly 60% of schools, there are only less than 2 teachers to teach Classes I to V.
• On an average, there are less than 3 teachers per Primary School. They have to manage classes from I to V every day.
• High cost of private education and the need to work to support their families and little interest in studies are the reasons given by 3 in every 4 drop-outs as the reason as to why they leave schools.
• Dropout rates increase alarmingly in class III to V, its 50% for boys, and 58% for girls.
• 1 in 40 of every Primary Schools in India are conducted in open spaces or tents without building.
• More than 50 per cent of girls fail to enroll in school; those who do are likely to drop out by the age of 12. 53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate.
• 53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate.
• 50% of Indian children aged 6-18 do not go to school
• A little over one-third of all children only enroll in grade 1 reach grade 8.