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In the academic year 2021-22, the Class 10 dropout rate has surged to 20.6 per cent, revealed by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
NEW DELHI: In the academic year 2021-22, the Class 10 dropout rate has surged to 20.6 per cent, as disclosed by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the Lok Sabha. A stark concern lies in the state-wise data, with Odisha registering the highest dropout rate at a staggering 49.9 per cent, closely trailed by Bihar at 42.1 per cent.
Responding to DMK MP Kalanidhi Veeraswamy’s query, Pradhan acknowledged the analysis from a recent Ministry of Education initiative, revealing that approximately 3.5 million students terminated their education at the Class 10 level. Out of the 1,89,90,809 students who appeared for the Class 10 examination in 2022, a disconcerting 29,56,138 students failed to progress to the subsequent class.
Pradhan elucidated the multifaceted reasons behind students’ exam failures, citing non-attendance, challenges in following school instructions, waning interest in studies, the difficulty level of question papers, dearth of quality teachers, and inadequate support from parents, teachers, and schools.
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Highlighting the constitutional framework, Pradhan emphasised that education falls under the concurrent list, with schools predominantly under the jurisdiction of respective state and UT governments.
The Ministry presented a four-year trend (2018-19 to 2021-22) of state-wise Class 10 dropout rates. Besides Odisha and Bihar, states grappling with high dropout rates include Meghalaya (33.5 per cent), Karnataka (28.5 per cent), Andhra Pradesh, and Assam (28.3 per cent each), Gujarat (28.2 per cent), and Telangana (27.4 per cent).
Contrastingly, states boasting dropout rates below 10 per cent comprise Uttar Pradesh (9.2 per cent), Tripura (3.8 per cent), Tamil Nadu (9 per cent), Manipur (no dropout), Madhya Pradesh (9.8 per cent), Himachal Pradesh (2.5 per cent), Haryana (7.4 per cent), and Delhi (1.3 per cent), as reported by News Agency.
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Assam’s commendable trajectory showcases a significant reduction in dropout rates from 44 per cent to 28.3 per cent over the past four years. Conversely, Odisha’s alarming negative trend unfolds, with dropout rates escalating from 12.8 pe rcent to a concerning 49.9 per cent during the same period.
