India’s girl dropout rate: Eight in 100 girls still drop out before class 10: If classrooms are more crowded than ever, why are teenage girls disappearing?
New data tabled in Parliament shows that while girls’ school retention has improved significantly at primary level, secondary education continues to record a worrying dropout rate. Although the figure has declined to 8% by 2025-2026, experts point to financial pressures, domestic responsibilities, social barriers and limited access to schools as persistent obstacles to completing education. … Read more