According to a survey conducted from June 2019 to April 2021, respectively 96 percent of female and male children aged six to 10 in urban India attended school. The lowest school attendance rate was recorded among girls aged 15 to 17 residing in rural India, at 64 percent in the same period.
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Share of children attending school in India as of April 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312664/india-share-of-children-attending-school-by-gender/
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