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State of Elementary Education in Rural India – 2023

State of Elementary Education in Rural India – 2023

Source: The Hindu
GS II: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources


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  2. State of Elementary Education in Rural India – 2023

Why in News?

A pan-India survey of 6,229 parents of schoolchildren, aged 6–16, in rural communities across 21 States revealed more kids used smartphones for entertainment rather than for studying.

News in Brief


  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the State of Elementary Education in Rural India report in New Delhi on August 8.
  • The report was based on a survey conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaboration between Transform Rural India and Sambodhi Research and Communications.
  • The survey State of elementary education in rural India-2022 revealed parents of 82% want to educate their boys to graduation and above.

About the Report State of Elementary Education in Rural India – 2023


  • Analysing the gender distribution of the children, the findings indicate that parents exhibit a similar inclination for both their female
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    and male children to pursue advanced education, including technical degrees, graduation, and postgraduation degrees.

  • Parents of 82% of boys and 78% of girls want to educate their children to graduation and above.
  • The survey revealed, out of the total dropped-out children, around one-fourth of male children discontinued their education during primary schooling.
  • Comparatively, the dropout rate at that stage was higher for female children, reaching 35%.
  • A higher proportion of both boys and girls dropped out of school after completing primary school education (75% for boys and 65% for girls).
  • Non-availability of schools with higher sections within the village or nearby villages might have been a reason why these children were dropped out after the completion of the primary sections.
  • The study which focused on six-to-16-year-old children in rural communities was conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), an initiative of Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF) and Sambodhi Pvt, with a vision to put forth data along with the right analytics and insights to stimulate action among stakeholders of rural India’s development.
  • The survey found that a majority of children (62.5 per cent) are under the supervision of their mothers when it comes to their studies, while 49 per cent are supervised by their fathers.
  • This highlights the important role parents play in guiding and supporting their children’s academic pursuits at home.
  • Additionally, over 38 per cent of parents opt for private tutors to further enhance their children’s education.

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