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Growth of Recognised Educational Institutions

Growth of Recognised Educational Institutions

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Year	Primary (I-V)			Upper Primary (VI-VIII)
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	85.5	100.1	76.6	47	62.1
2000-01*	104.9	85.9	95.7	66.7	49.9	58.6
*Provisional

Note: Gross enrolment ratio is the total enrolment in a specific level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the eligible official school-age population corresponding to the same level of education in a given school year.
Source: Selected Educational Statistics, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India

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