Children Data Bank
For India

Progress of enrolment at primary and middle level
by sex in India, 1950-51 to 1997-98
(Million persons)


                            Primary Level (Class I-V)                                             Middle Level (Class VI-VIII)
                           ------------------------------------------                 ----------------------------------------
                                               (Age 6-11 Years)                                      (Age 11-14 Years)
                                ..............................................................          ..............................................................
Year
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
1950-51
13.8
5.4
19.2
2.6
0.5
3.1
1960-61
23.6
11.4
35.0
5.1
1.6
6.7
1970-71
35.7
21.3
57.0
9.4
3.9
13.3
1980-81
45.3
28.5
73.8
13.9
6.8
20.7
1990-91
57.0
40.4
97.4
21.5
12.5
34.0
1991-92
59.6
42.3
100.9
22.0
13.6
35.6
1992-93
60.5
44.9
105.4
23.7
15.0
38.7
1993-94*
61.8
46.4
108.2
24.2
15.7
39.2
1994-95*
62.3
46.8
109.1
24.5
15.8
40.3
1995-96*
62.4
47.4
109.8
25.0
16.0
41.0
1996-97*
62.5
47.9
110.4
24.7
16.3
41.0
1997-98
61.3
47.4
108.7
23.6
15.8
39.4

Enrolment as percentage of the corresponding age-group

                                Primary Level (Class I-V)                        Middle Level (Class VI-VIII)
                     ------------------------------------------                     ----------------------------------------
                                        (Age 6-11 Years)                                      (Age 11-14 Years)
                       ..............................................................  ..............................................................
Year
Boys
Girls
Total
Boys
Girls
Total
1950-51
60.6
24.8
42.6
20.6
4.6
12.7
1960-61
82.6
41.4
62.4
33.2
11.3
22.5
1970-71
95.5
60.5
78.6
46.5
20.8
33.4
1980-81
95.8
64.1
80.5
54.3
28.6
41.9
1990-91
114.0
85.5
100.1
76.6
47.0
62.1
1991-92
112.8
86.9
102.2
75.1
49.6
62.8
1992-93
118.1
92.7
105.7
80.5
53.8
67.5
1993-94*
115.3
92.9
104.5
79.3
55.2
67.7
1994-95*
114.8
92.6
104.0
79.0
55.0
67.2
1995-96*
114.5
93.3
104.3
79.5
55.0
67.6
1996-97*
98.7
81.9
90.6
70.9
52.8
62.4
1997-98*
97.5
81.2
89.7
66.5
49.5
58.5
*    Provisional
SOURCE: Selected Educational Statistics, 1997-98

Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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