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Education means enabling a student to gain knowledge and wisdom in order to lead a better life. O... more Education means enabling a student to gain knowledge and wisdom in order to lead a better life. Overall, 69% per cent of females and 85% of males age 6 and over have ever attended school. The rate of dropouts in rural areas is comparatively more than urban areas. Boys and girls in Indian schools leave school education incomplete giving rise to the sensitive issue of school dropouts. The present study (review study) identifies reasons forcing Indian students to drop out of school and presents different variables responsible for it. The study has emphasized connecting this paper with SDG-4 and provided some recommendations. The data has been extracted from the National Family Health and Survey (NFHS 4). While the school dropout rate remains consistently high for boys, it is noteworthy and rather comforting to know that girls depict a low dropout rate. The present study identifies the reasons for dropouts such as lack of interest in studies, the domestic contribution of children for household chores, economic reasons and migration of families. The study paints a picture of helpless school-going children and the effort to minimize school dropout rates which are in the hands of all the responsible citizens in India.
Education means enabling a student to gain knowledge and wisdom in order to lead a better life. O... more Education means enabling a student to gain knowledge and wisdom in order to lead a better life. Overall, 69% per cent of females and 85% of males age 6 and over have ever attended school. The rate of dropouts in rural areas is comparatively more than urban areas. Boys and girls in Indian schools leave school education incomplete giving rise to the sensitive issue of school dropouts. The present study (review study) identifies reasons forcing Indian students to drop out of school and presents different variables responsible for it. The study has emphasized connecting this paper with SDG-4 and provided some recommendations. The data has been extracted from the National Family Health and Survey (NFHS 4). While the school dropout rate remains consistently high for boys, it is noteworthy and rather comforting to know that girls depict a low dropout rate. The present study identifies the reasons for dropouts such as lack of interest in studies, the domestic contribution of children for household chores, economic reasons and migration of families. The study paints a picture of helpless school-going children and the effort to minimize school dropout rates which are in the hands of all the responsible citizens in India.