NEW DELHI: The enrolment in schools between the 6-14 age group continue to be high in rural areas. In 2012, 96.5% of all the children in this age group in rural areas were enrolled in schools. These and many more details on educational status of the country were revealed in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012.
The report was released by the minister of human resource development, M M Pallam Raju on Thursday.
Releasing the report, Raju said that the focus of the current 12th five-year plan is on quality of education imparted in schools and emphasised on the need to improve the quality of the teachers in schools and infrastructure needs to be strengthened.
According to the report, the proportion of the children in the age group of 6-14 who are not enrolled in schools has gone up slightly from 3.3% in 2011 to 3.5% in 2012.
While appreciating the improvement of infrastructure in schools including sanitation and mid-day meals, the minister expressed his concern that the girls enrolment is going down.
Raju said: "After the enactment of RTE Act some states are doing well in primary and elementary education but states from north-east regions have to catch up." Stating that aspiration level of the parents and the child is going up, Raju added, "We have to take steps to make our future generation a well-rounded personality."
The increase in enrolment is largest in Rajasthan and UP. The report also says that learning outcomes were low but steady in the years leading to 2010. But across the country, children's ability to read simple text and do basic arithmetic has declined since then.
Nationally, private schools enrolment has increased (6-14 age group). In next five years, the country may have half of the children attending private schools even in the rural areas
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