Figure 1.--This school in Andhra Pradesh emphasizes that every child has the right to attend school and that labor emperils the development od a child.. |
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School attendace is a major problem in developing countries. Even if schools are free, many fanilies do not have the money needed for school supplies and books. And poor families often need the children to work to help support the family or for girls to stay at home to help care for the younger children. Before independence, the education of girls was very limited. India has made substantial progress since independence in expanding school attendance for both boys and girls. Many children, hwever, still do not attend school--especially girls. Indian Government data indicates that at the turn of the 21st century that about 80 percent of boys and 73 percent of girls attend primary school. [UNICEF] A little nore than half of these children go on to secondary school.
Studies have found that school attendance is positively related to school accessibility and parental education. Two factors are particularly important in limiting school attendance, poverty and household size. [Jayachandran] These factos explain in part why rural education continues to be a major problem.
Jayachandran, Usha (Delhi School of Economics). "Socio-Economic Determinants of School Attendance in India," Working Papers No. 103 (Centre for Development Economics, June 2002).
UNICEF. "At a glance: India".
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