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State of Elementary Education in Rural India 2023
August 13 , 2023
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- Recently, the Ministry of Education has released this report for the first time in India.
- The study was focused on children in rural communities between the age of 6 to 16 years.
- It was highlighting the Prevalence of Smartphone Usage among students.
- It was based on a survey conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaboration between NGO Transform Rural India and Sambodhi Research and Communications.
- According to the survey, one-fourth of male children dropped out of school during primary schooling.
- The dropout rate at this stage was higher for female children at nearly 35 per cent.
- Major findings
- 49.3% have access to smartphones.
- In contrast, only 34% of students use smartphones for study-related downloads.
- Students in higher classes (Class VIII and above) have greater access to smartphones (58.32%).
- 78% of parents aspire for their children to attain graduation-level education or above.
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