Beyond universal enrolment in Indian schools, low attendance, high dropouts

The problem of students dropping out, and absenteeism, is particularly acute in BIMARU states

Around 3.5% of children between the ages of 11 and 14 years, and 13.5% between the ages of 15 and 16 years were dropouts, while over 25% of children in grades I to VIII were absent from school on the day a team visited the school.

On The Day Of The Survey

 

Source: Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) survey

 

These are the findings of the 2016 Annual States of Education Report (ASER) survey, a household survey of schooling