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Gross Drop-out Rate in Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools in India |
| Year | (Classes I-V) | (Classes I-VIII) | (Classes I-X) | | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | | 1960-61 | 61.7 | 70.9 | 64.9 | 75 | 85 | 78.3 | N.A | N.A | N.A | | 1970-71 | 64.5 | 70.9 | 67 | 74.6 | 83.4 | 77.9 | N.A | N.A | N.A | | 1980-81 | 56.2 | 62.5 | 58.7 | 68 | 79.4 | 72.7 | 79.8 | 86.6 | 82.5 | | 1990-91 | 40.1 | 46 | 42.6 | 59.1 | 65.1 | 60.9 | 67.5 | 76.9 | 71.3 | | 2000-01* | 39.7 | 41.9 | 40.7 | 50.3 | 57.7 | 53.7 | 66.4 | 71.5 | 68.6 | | * Provisional | | Note: The gross drop-out rate represents percentage of pupils who drop out from a given grade or cycle or level of education in a given school year. | | Source: Selected Educational Statistics 2000-01, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India | |
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