DROP-OUT RATES IN CLASSES I-VIII 1989-90
STATE/UT'S BOYS GIRLS TOTAL
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 69.30 78.28 73.10
2 ARUNCHAL PRADESH 76.49 76.08 76.34
3 ASSAM 74.15 77.75 75.72
4 BIHAR 77.60 83.61 79.51
5 GOA 25.48 30.32 27.78
6 GUJARAT 55.69 65.78 60.03
7 HARYANA 42.80 51.98 46.45
8 HIMACHAL PRADESH 16.29 28.63 21.88
9 JAMMU & KASHMIR 48.03 72.77 57.31
10 KARNATAK 57.43 72.47 64.70
11 KERALA 8.67 9.10 8.88
12 MADHYA PRADESH 59.50 80.16 67.17
13 MAHARASHTRA 49.53 63.82 56.11
14 MANIPUR 76.53 79.33 77.83
15 MEGHALAYA 83.21 82.18 82.71
16 MIZORAM 62.34 60.40 61.40
17 NAGALAND 55.82 48.12 52.37
18 ORISSA 62.33 75.24 67.72
19 PUNJAB 44.15 51.66 47.58
20 RAJASTHAN 78.52 84.70 80.21
21 SIKKEIM 74.21 72.26 73.35
22 TAMIL NADU 40.87 50.65 45.42
23 TRIPURA 74.15 75.93 74.94
24 UTTAR PRADESH 52.84 65.03 56.75
25 WEST BENGAL 75.72 78.79 77.04
26 A&N ISLANDS 31.54 36.51 33.87
27 CHANDIGARH 6.80 (-) 0.55 3.52
28 D&N HAVELI 60.00 65.78 62.33
29 DAMAN & DIU * * *
30 DELHI (-) 5.72 18.19 5.89
31 LAKSHADWEEP 45.97 60.79 52.99
32 PONDICHERRY (-) 13.35 5.42 (-) 4.65
INDIA 61.00 68.75 64.09
*Figures included in Goa..
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