Riko: India's performance in primary school enrollment is regarded as one of its great achievements, and its near 100% net enrollment is one of the Millennium Development Goal targets it has reached ahead of time. But this milestone hides some shocking facts - just half the kids who enroll in Class I actually make it to Class VIII.
In 2009-10 (the latest year for which official data are available), 133.4 million children enrolled in Classes I-V , yet only 54.5 million made it to Classes VI-VIII . Most of these children dropping out of school are winding up with very little education at all; over 50% of all dropouts quit school before Class III. In rural areas, the most dropouts leave school in Class V, most likely because upper primary schools may be located
In 2009-10 (the latest year for which official data are available), 133.4 million children enrolled in Classes I-V , yet only 54.5 million made it to Classes VI-VIII . Most of these children dropping out of school are winding up with very little education at all; over 50% of all dropouts quit school before Class III. In rural areas, the most dropouts leave school in Class V, most likely because upper primary schools may be located
