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Gross Drop-out Rate in Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools in India

Gross Drop-out Rate in Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools in India

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Year	(Classes I-V)			(Classes I-VIII)			(Classes I-X)
Year	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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