Srinagar, Jun 17: With a Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 46.6 percent for female students at senior secondary level, Jammu and Kashmir finds itself mired in the \u2018deficient category,\u2019\u2014raising a question on the efficiency of educational outreach in the region.<\/p>\n
According to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the recent official figures revealing GER of girls at higher secondary level said that, Jammu and Kashmir has a deficient rate of girls’ enrolment at the higher secondary level, with its performance being only marginally better than the states with the lowest enrolment in other states of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeghalaya with 46.5 percent GER, Jammu & Kashmir with 46.6 percent, and Madhya Pradesh 46.9 percent perform only marginally better and, Assam with 47.4 percent and Gujarat 49.7 percent also fall into the deficient category,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n
Although these States have improved compared to the extremely low levels recorded in 2014-15, their current GER for girls in higher secondary education remains low. The marginal gains achieved are insufficient, leaving them far behind national goals of equitable access.<\/p>\n
The documents further reveal that only a limited set of States and UTs report strong participation of girls in higher secondary education.<\/p>\n
It include Chandigarh with 122.8 percent, Puducherry with 104.9 percent, and Goa (102.6 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelatively higher levels are also evident in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands with 97.9 percent, Dadra and Nagar Haveli with 94.8 percent, Daman and Diu 94.8 percent, and Kerala with 91.7 percent.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week KNO reported that Jammu and Kashmir has recorded its sharpest decline in student progression from secondary to higher secondary in a decade, with the transition rate falling more than 20% between 2014 and 2024.<\/p>\n
The official figures in this regard reveal that J&K has recorded the second highest decline in the transition rate across the country during this period.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe steepest declines in transition from secondary to higher secondary between the years 2014 and 2024 were recorded in Arunachal Pradesh with 81.8 percent to 60.7 percent and Jammu & Kashmir with 93.38 percent to 72.9 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n
The documents further said that despite notable improvements, persistent challenges remain in ensuring retention through the higher secondary stage. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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