According to a survey conducted in 2023, the percentage of out-of-school (OOS) children was highest among males in rural India, at 69 percent. In contrast, females accounted for 31 percent of out-of-school children during the same period. The OOS category comprises children who either dropped out or never enrolled.
Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender
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Development Intelligence Unit. (August 3, 2023). Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/
Development Intelligence Unit. "Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender." Chart. August 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/
Development Intelligence Unit. (2023). Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/
Development Intelligence Unit. "Distribution of out of School (Oos) Children in Rural India in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/
Development Intelligence Unit, Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of out of school (OOS) children in rural India in 2023, by gender [Graph], Development Intelligence Unit, August 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480327/india-out-of-school-children-in-rural-areas-by-gender/