Around 9.3 Lakh Children Out Of Elementary School, Maximum In UP: MoE

Around two percent of primary-level students and nearly 13 percent of 10th-standard students drop out of school in the country.

UP has the highest number of out-of-school children at 3.96 lakh.

Around 9.30 lakh children at the elementary level across the country are out of school, with more boys than girls not enrolled, according to the data shared by the Ministry of Education. 

The data shows that there are 9.30 lakh out of school children at the elementary level, with 5.02 lakh boys and 4.27 lakh girls. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of out of school children at 3.96 lakh, followed by Bihar with 1.34 lakh and Gujarat with 1.06 lakh.

The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education, Annapurna Devi, in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

"Under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, all the states and Union Territories (UTs) are required to conduct a household survey for identification of out of school-Children (OoSC). This Department has developed an online module for compiling the data of OoSC identified by each state and UT and their mapping with Special Training Centres (STC) on the PRABANDH Portal," Annapurna Devi said.

Special training centers, seasonal hostels, residential camps, transport and escort facilities are also provided to bring these children into the formal schooling system.

The norms for special training are Rs 6000 per child per annum for non-residential courses and Rs 20,000 per child per annum for residential courses.

"Since 2021-22, financial assistance upto Rs 2000 per annum is being provided for supporting OoSC of the age group of 16-19 years, belonging to socio-economically disadvantaged groups, for completing their education through NIOS/SIOS, for accessing course materials and certification," she added.

Dropout Rate for the year 2021-22 by Gender and Level of School Education of States/UTs wise:

	Primary Drop Out Rate			Secondary Drop Out Rate
Location	Boys	Girls	Overall	Boys	Girls	Overall
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0.2	0.65	0.42	6	3.91	5
Andhra Pradesh	0	0	0	17.52	14.97	16.29
Arunachal Pradesh	9.26	9.24	9.25	11.2	12.25	11.74
Assam	6.84	5.17	6.02	19.78	20.66	20.25
Bihar	0	0	0	19.48	21.42	20.46
Chandigarh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chhattisgarh	0.96	0.58	0.77	11.5	8.05	9.73
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and  Daman & Diu	0	0	0	10.46	8.35	9.47
Delhi	0	0	0	5.85	3.71	4.84
Goa	0	0	0	12.05	5.45	8.98
Gujarat	0	0	0	19.39	15.89	17.85
Haryana	0	0	0	6.68	4.94	5.91
Himachal Pradesh	0	0	0	1.96	0.9	1.46
Jammu & Kashmir	3.94	4.13	4.03	5.63	6.34	5.96
Jharkhand	2.36	1.14	1.77	9.68	8.94	9.31
Karnataka	0	0	0	16.16	13.02	14.65
Kerala	0	0	0	6.85	4.06	5.49
Ladakh	7.51	5.46	6.51	4.03	5.68	4.9
Lakshadweep	0.48	0.43	0.45	0.43	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	3.24	2.91	3.08	10.55	9.67	10.14
Maharashtra	0.04	0	0	10.81	10.61	10.72
Manipur	13.54	12.96	13.26	1.35	1.21	1.27
Meghalaya	11.08	8.58	9.84	23.28	20.37	21.68
Mizoram	7.08	5.58	6.35	13.06	10.83	11.9
Nagaland	5.57	4.49	5.04	18.92	16.19	17.52
Odisha	0	0	0	29.22	25.24	27.29
Puducherry	3.72	3.61	3.67	8.42	4.09	6.31
Punjab	1.6	0.95	1.31	18.27	15.96	17.24
Rajasthan	3.8	3.3	3.57	7.78	7.49	7.65
Sikkim	2.9	0.48	1.76	14.55	9.48	11.93
Tamilnadu	0	0	0	6.31	2.52	4.47
Telangana	0	0	0	14.49	12.94	13.74
Tripura	1.16	0.95	1.06	8.53	8.15	8.34
Uttarakhand	0.97	0.51	0.75	5.37	4.63	5.02
Uttar Pradesh	2.4	2.98	2.68	9.45	10.01	9.7
West Bengal	9.07	8.15	8.62	18.37	17.66	17.98
Total	1.55	1.35	1.45	12.96	12.25	12.61

(With inputs from PTI)