Jharkhand recorded a zero dropout rate at
the primary level in 2024-25
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Jharkhand recorded a zero
dropout rate at the primary level in 2024-25.
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The data was highlighted
in the UDISE+ statistics and a report released by NITI Aayog on 8 May 2026.
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The state’s primary
dropout rate declined from 6.41 percent in 2014-15 to zero in 2024-25.
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The achievement reflects
improvements in the education system and efforts to retain students in schools.
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Dropout rate refers to
the proportion of students who leave school before completing a level of
education.
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In India, primary
education includes Classes 1 to 5, upper primary includes Classes 6 to 8, and
secondary education includes Classes 9 to 10.
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In Jharkhand, the upper
primary dropout rate declined from 7.42 percent to 1.7 percent.
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The secondary-level
dropout rate decreased from 23.2 percent to 3.5 percent.
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UDISE+ is India’s
national school education database.
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It is used to collect
data on enrolment, teachers, school infrastructure, and dropout indicators.
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The 2024-25 data showed
zero primary dropout rates for both boys and girls in Jharkhand.
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In 2022-23, the primary
dropout rate in the state was above 11 percent.
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Gross Enrolment Ratio
(GER) represents total enrolment at a level of education as a percentage of the
official age-group population for that level.
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Jharkhand’s primary GER
declined from 109.2 percent in 2014-15 to 92.5 percent in 2024-25.
¨ The secondary-level GER increased from 66.05 percent to 72 percent.
¨ Experts note that GER can exceed 100 percent when students outside the official age group are enrolled at that education level.
