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New Delhi: India will be 50 years late in achieving its universal education goals, according to a latest report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation or UNESCO.
With 11.1 million out-of-school students in the lower secondary level, India’s target of achieving sustainable development goal of providing quality education to every child by 2030 is far behind schedule, as per the Global Education Monitoring report 2016.
Going by the current status, India is likely to achieve universal upper secondary education by 2085, half a century late, says report.
The upper secondary education comprises of the age group of 14-17 years which is, students in standard 9 to standard 12.
However, as of 2013-14, there has been an overall increase in the gross enrolment ratio at almost every level of education, which signifies that student enrolment to the corresponding eligible age group in a given year has increased, the study shows.
Enrolment Of Girls In Schools Has Increased
Gender disparity in schools has largely been addressed as the enrolment of girls in higher education increased from 39 per cent in 2007 to 46 per cent in 2014.
An increase in single-sex toilets in schools has led to an increase in the enrolment of adolescent girls and female teachers, the UNESCO study shows.
However, there is still a large disparity in achieving basic skills such as reading and math, where there has been a decline in learning outcomes, highlights the report.
Absenteeism Among Teachers Remains A Problem
Almost 24 per cent teachers were absent during random visits to rural schools, according to a September 2015 study by the University of California.
Steps By Government To Tackle Absenteeism
The government has not established any bonus to incentivise teachers and principals, the Minister of Human Resource Development informed the Lok Sabha in April 2016.
E-pathshala, launched in 2015 and aimed at promoting e-learning through e-resources like textbooks, audio and video material, was among the steps taken to tackle the shortage of good teachers, the minister said.
Stunting In Children Needs To Be Addressed
As many as 39 per cent or 61.8 million Indian children who are five or younger are stunted, IndiaSpend reported in July. This is 15 per cent higher than the global average.
Another sustainable development goal that India is likely to miss is the goal of having only 100 million children stunted in 2025.
The current trends suggest that there will be 127 million children stunted in 2025. Lack of local and global funding are the reasons for the same, an IndiaSpend study points out.
http://everylifecounts.ndtv.com/india-miss-target-universal-upper-secondary-education-report-4977
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