DATA ON ENROLMENT RATES AND
 DROP-OUT RATES.
 

 
        
                

 1. Enrolment Ratio at Primary and Middle levels 
         
                          Primary                 Middle
        Year              Boys          Girls    Boys       Girls
        
                                          

        
        1979-80           98.1           64.9     50.1      26.0
        1980-81          105.4           57.8     41.4      16.2
        1981-82           99.4           66.9     54.2      29.1
        1982-83          104.0           69.4     56.3      30.6
        1983-84          110.3           75.5     62.7      34.4
        1984-85          110.7           76.7     64.0      36.3
        1985-86          108.4           77.1     65.0      38.1
        1986-87          111.1           78.7     65.4      38.3
                                          

        
                                          

Source: Selected Education Statistics of the corresponding years

2. Drop-out Rates at Primary and Middle levels

         
                  Class I to V       Class I to VIII       Class VI to VIII
        
        Year       Boys     Girls     Boys      Girls      Boys      Girls
        
                                          

        
        
        1978-79   58.9       65.3       73.4    80.7        23.2     27.2
        1979-80   57.0       63.5       72.6    80.9        20.0     25.9
        1980-91   54.5       61.7       69.2    78.5        16.3     23.6
        1981-82   49.0       56.3       68.0    77.5        15.4     21.7
        
                                          

        
                                          

Source: 'Education in India'

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