Lok Sabha Question No. 2126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Retention Rate
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## Retention Rate

## 2126. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the retention rate for students in Government schools across the country at the elementary level, State-wise, gender-wise;
- (b) the retention rate for students in Government schools across the country at the middle school level, State-wise, gender-wise;
- (c) the retention rate for students in Government schools across the country at the high school level, State-wise, gender-wise;
- (d) the retention rate for students in Government schools across the country at the senior secondary level, State-wise, gender-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure greater retention in schools?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) to (d): The retention rate for 2018-19 of primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary level State - wise and gender - wise is at Annexure.
- (e) : Improving retention rate of students in school is a continuous process. Government of India launched Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for school education, w.e.f. 2018-19, as an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

Further, in order to improve the education standard, the Government has taken several steps:-

1. Central RTE Rules have been amended on 20th February, 2017 to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise Learning Outcomes at Elementary level.
2. National Achievement Survey (NAS) is conducted to enable States/UTs to identify gaps in learning outcomes.
3. A 70 indicator based matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) has been developed to grade the States/UTs.
4. NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement), an Integrated Teacher Training Programme has been introduced.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2126 TO BE ANSWRED ON 8.03.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP SHRI JAYANT SINHA REGARDING 'Retention Rate'.

## Retention Rate for the year 2018-19

| State/ UT                 | Primary   | Primary   | Primary   | Upper Primary/ Elementary   | Upper Primary/ Elementary   | Upper Primary/ Elementary   | Secondary   | Secondary   | Secondary   | Higher Secondary   | Higher Secondary   | Higher Secondary   |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| State/ UT                 | Boys      | Girls     | Total     | Boys                        | Girls                       | Total                       | Boys        | Girls       | Total       | Boys               | Girls              | Total              |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 96.0      | 94.0      | 95.0      | 90.2                        | 92.0                        | 91.1                        | 46.3        | 60.9        | 53.4        | 59.4               | 68.0               | 63.6               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 92.3      | 91.9      | 92.1      | 80.3                        | 80.6                        | 80.5                        | 73.5        | 74.3        | 73.9        | 23.5               | 24.8               | 24.1               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 45.7      | 46.1      | 45.9      | 38.8                        | 44.7                        | 41.7                        | 32.4        | 35.1        | 33.7        | 22.6               | 27.2               | 24.7               |
| ASSAM                     | 68.3      | 71.3      | 69.8      | 75.2                        | 84.8                        | 79.9                        | 51.1        | 58.9        | 55.0        | 27.1               | 27.2               | 27.2               |
| BIHAR                     | 91.1      | 95.3      | 93.2      | 50.3                        | 57.2                        | 53.6                        | 35.0        | 43.7        | 38.9        | 16.8               | 19.1               | 17.8               |
| CHANDIGARH                | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100                         | 100.0                       | 100                         | 100.0       | 100.0       | 100.0       | 100.0              | 100.0              | 100.0              |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 88.6      | 90.3      | 89.4      | 69.5                        | 73.8                        | 71.6                        | 42.1        | 57.7        | 49.5        | 29.1               | 34.3               | 31.6               |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 97.6      | 97.4      | 97.5      | 96.2                        | 95.1                        | 95.7                        | 72.3        | 74.7        | 73.5        | 32.1               | 33.7               | 32.9               |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 88.9                        | 93.3                        | 90.9                        | 60.0        | 71.8        | 65.5        | 37.0               | 45.6               | 41.0               |
| DELHI                     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100                         | 100.0                       | 100                         | 84.2        | 86.3        | 85.2        | 62.3               | 71.0               | 66.4               |
| GOA                       | 95.5      | 95.3      | 95.4      | 92.3                        | 93.1                        | 92.7                        | 72.5        | 80.9        | 76.5        | 61.8               | 72.4               | 66.9               |
| GUJARAT                   | 95.4      | 95.5      | 95.5      | 80.7                        | 78.6                        | 79.7                        | 64.3        | 55.3        | 60.2        | 26.0               | 36.4               | 29.9               |
| HARYANA                   | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100                         | 100.0                       | 100                         | 100.0       | 100.0       | 100.0       | 61.9               | 56.4               | 59.3               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 99.0      | 98.3      | 98.7      | 95.9                        | 96.1                        | 96                          | 88.9        | 90.5        | 89.7        | 72.7               | 76.4               | 74.5               |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 71.5      | 71.9      | 71.7      | 68                          | 66.5                        | 67.3                        | 55.8        | 53.2        | 54.6        | 42.7               | 43.3               | 43.0               |
| JHARKHAND                 | 80.2      | 82.6      | 81.4      | 51.5                        | 54.3                        | 52.9                        | 32.4        | 33.8        | 33.1        | 20.1               | 19.7               | 19.9               |
| KARNATAKA                 | 95.7      | 95.7      | 95.7      | 85.8                        | 85.5                        | 85.7                        | 76.3        | 77.1        | 76.7        | 38.7               | 46.8               | 42.6               |
| KERALA                    | 98.9      | 99.1      | 99.0      | 100                         | 100.0                       | 100                         | 100.0       | 100.0       | 100.0       | 88.9               | 99.0               | 93.9               |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 100.0     | 100.0     | 100.0     | 84.9                        | 97.8                        | 91.2                        | 79.2        | 94.8        | 86.7        | 80.4               | 84.3               | 82.2               |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 84.2      | 85.8      | 85.0      | 58.7                        | 56.9                        | 57.8                        | 41.7        | 42.1        | 41.9        | 24.8               | 24.1               | 24.4               |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 96.2      | 96.5      | 96.3      | 95.4                        | 93.8                        | 94.7                        | 82.7        | 79.7        | 81.3        | 63.6               | 60.4               | 62.1               |
| MANIPUR                   | 69.8      | 66.0      | 67.9      | 52.8                        | 52.0                        | 52.4                        | 38.0        | 40.3        | 39.1        | 29.4               | 28.3               | 28.9               |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 52.1      | 57.7      | 54.8      | 40.5                        | 48.2                        | 44.3                        | 27.3        | 33.7        | 30.5        | 12.9               | 16.2               | 14.5               |
| MIZORAM                   | 60.0      | 61.2      | 60.5      | 53.3                        | 56.6                        | 54.9                        | 43.0        | 48.9        | 45.8        | 16.8               | 20.5               | 18.6               |
| NAGALAND                  | 60.1      | 61.3      | 60.7      | 53.3                        | 58.9                        | 56                          | 36.8        | 42.4        | 39.5        | 23.8               | 30.0               | 26.8               |
| ODISHA                    | 88.9      | 88.3      | 88.6      | 74.7                        | 74.3                        | 74.5                        | 62.2        | 65.3        | 63.7        | 53.9               | 60.7               | 57.2               |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 98.2      | 98.4      | 98.3      | 94.3                        | 94.6                        | 94.4                        | 86.6        | 90.4        | 88.5        | 64.7               | 80.3               | 72.2               |
| PUNJAB                    | 89.0      | 89.4      | 89.1      | 82.9                        | 83.3                        | 83.1                        | 100.0       | 100.0       | 100.0       | 72.9               | 64.6               | 68.9               |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 77.0      | 78.6      | 77.7      | 67                          | 64.0                        | 65.6                        | 48.3        | 44.0        | 46.3        | 36.7               | 30.9               | 34.0               |
| SIKKIM                    | 94.6      | 99.6      | 96.9      | 79.9                        | 87.6                        | 83.6                        | 54.5        | 67.5        | 60.8        | 39.5               | 55.2               | 46.9               |
| TAMIL NADU                | 92.2      | 90.0      | 91.1      | 79.6                        | 78.3                        | 79                          | 80.7        | 83.2        | 82.0        | 62.8               | 77.6               | 70.0               |
| TELANGANA                 | 83.9      | 84.3      | 84.1      | 80.3                        | 80.6                        | 80.5                        | 73.5        | 74.3        | 73.9        | 23.5               | 24.8               | 24.1               |
| TRIPURA                   | 93.2      | 94.3      | 93.8      | 77.4                        | 80.3                        | 78.8                        | 47.7        | 52.2        | 49.9        | 26.1               | 26.4               | 26.2               |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 76.5      | 77.1      | 76.8      | 51.6                        | 53.3                        | 52.4                        | 59.1        | 50.5        | 54.9        | 38.4               | 37.6               | 38.0               |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 85.7      | 86.9      | 86.3      | 84.9                        | 86.9                        | 85.8                        | 70.8        | 73.3        | 72.0        | 46.8               | 51.4               | 49.0               |
| BENGAL                    |           |           |           |                             |                             |                             |             |             |             |                    |                    | 34.2               |
| WEST India                | 85.2 85.7 | 89.7 86.9 | 87.4 86.3 | 56.6 66.7                   | 64.6 68.2                   | 60.5 67.4                   | 40.3 56.5   | 53.0 57.4   | 46.5 56.9   | 31.1 37.1          | 37.5 39.6          | 38.3               |

Source:- UDISE+ 2018-19 and 2014-15

Statistics of School Education 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12