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VOL. 2, ISSUE 6 (2017)
An analysis of youth education in India
Authors
Vandana Rathore
Abstract
This paper estimates the district-wise educational attainment patterns in Indian youth in primary, secondary, higher secondary and higher education (subdivided into technical and non-technical education. The estimates shows that :- i) there is evident rural urban disparity where in rural areas higher percentage of youth have primary and middle education (district-wise) but in urban areas the trend reversed, they have higher percentage of youth having secondary and higher secondary education. ii) The number of districts with high percentage of youth graduates in urban areas are almost double than those in rural areas. There is clear spatial concentration in rural areas where the percentage is higher which is in southern west strip of India i.e. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. iii) There is a clear Geographical divide in the percentage of graduates who attain Technical and Non-Technical degrees, with high percentage of the Technical Graduates (out of total, district wise) clustered in South India whereas Non-Technical graduates clustered in Northern and North-Eastern States with evident Spill over effects. iv) SC / ST divide in Technical Education, A clear social class divide is seen in Technical Education, where the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lag behind the overall population in terms of Technical Education attainment. But no such spatial divide is evident. v) When comparing Technical education among males and females, a definite divergence in seen two aspects, 1) On an overage higher percentage of males have a technical degree as compared to females. 2) Spatial divergence i.e. districts with higher percentage.
Pages:30-33
How to cite this article:
Vandana Rathore "An analysis of youth education in India". International Journal of Advanced Educational Research, Vol 2, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 30-33
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