As of April 2021, just over 20 percent of female children between the ages of 15 and 19 in India completed at least 12 years of schooling. On the other hand, approximately four percent of girls in this age group did not attend school. Meanwhile, the share of female children not receiving any schooling amounted to roughly six percent among those aged six to nine years and almost three percent among those aged 10 to 14 years.
Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling
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No schooling
Under 5 years
5-7 years
8-9 years
10-11 years
12 or more years
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/
NFHS. "Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/
NFHS. (2022). Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/
NFHS. "Educational Attainment of De Facto Female Children Aged between Six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by Years of Schooling." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/
NFHS, Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Educational attainment of de facto female children aged between six and 19 in India as of April 2021, by years of schooling [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314156/india-educational-attainment-of-girls-by-years-of-schooling/