Share of children attending school in India 2021, by area

Published by
Manya Rathore,
Jul 10, 2023
According to a survey in India from 2019 to 2021, respectively 96 percent of female and male of children aged six to 10 in urban India attended school. Meanwhile, only 64 percent of girls aged 15 to 17 residing in rural India attended school, compared to 79 percent of their counterparts in the urban region. In general, school attendance rate in urban India was higher than that in rural India.

Share of children attending school in India as of April 2021, by area

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May 2022

Region

India

Survey time period

June 2019 to April 2021

Age group

6-17 years

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from 636,699 households

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

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