Children Data Bank
For India

Classroom requirements
Selected states and all India
(1986 and 1993)
(Thousands)


 
Requirqments
All India
1986               1993
Uttar Pradesh
1986               1993
Bihar
1986               1993
Madhya Pradesh

1986               1993
Tamil Nadu
1986               1993
Enrollment 85,193         97,741 11,026         13,006 7,787             8,545 6,932             8,208 7,326             8,018
Classrooms needed for enrolled students  2,148            2, 444 276                   325 195                   214 173                  205 183                    200
Classrooms available  1,460                ----  189                  ----  131                   ---  159                    --- 111                    ---
In primary schools 1,137                ---- 183                   ---- 71                    ---  142                    --- 81                     --- 
In primary sections 323                   ----     6                  ----  60                    --- 17                     ---  30                     ---
Shortfall for enrolled students 688                  ----     87                  136 63                       83 15                    46  72                       89
Population ages 6-10 100,348    105,751   ---         18,939   ---              12,024   ---             8,565   ---              5,856 
Classrooms needed for entire age group 6-10 2,509            2, 643 -----                  473  ---                301   ---                  214  ---                   146
Shortfall for entire age group 6-10 1,049            1, 183 -----                  284  ---                  170  ---                 55   ---                     35
---- Not available.
Note: Assumes a student-classroom ratio of 40:1and for primary school sections, a one-teacher, one-classroom ratio.
Source: For 1987 enrollment and classrooms, Fifth All-India Education Survey (FAIES); for 1993 enrollment and classrooms, Sixth All-India Education Survey (SAIES) Provisional Statics; for 1993 population ages 6-10, World Bank staff estimates.
Index: Indian Data

Index: International Data

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