Education sector in Goa takes a leap from '98 to 2009

Updated on: Monday, February 06, 2012

From 1998 to 2009, Goa attained figures that brought it in the bracket of the best in the education sector in the country.

Goa took the biggest strides when it came to universalization of education between 1998 and 2009, according to the latest research survey of the Union government's National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development.

"About 23% children aged 6-14 years never attended school (in the country). The percentage of children attending school was above 90% only in five states, namely Mizoram, Manipur, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Goa. More than 5% children dropped out in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Assam and Andhra Pradesh," states the study, observing improvement in school attendance attained by Goa from the late '90s onwards.

Abstracts in the research included from a study conducted in 2000, states, "Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry have achieved more than 90% gender parity at the primary stage."

The increase in female enrolment in the states was attributed to increased educational facilities in rural areas and a rise in the number of female teachers. Making available free text books, free uniforms and attendance scholarships also indicated a positive association, the study observed.

"A provision of 12.46 crore was made for loans for the education sector by the education departments of all states/UTs taken together (from 2005 to 2008). The highest percentage was in the case of Goa (27.14%) and lowest was in UP (0.98%). No provision for loans were made in states other than Goa and UP," states the study.

By 2009, Goa displayed huge improvement in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) of the Union government which evaluates the education situation in India. The ASER focused on basic reading, comprehension and arithmetic. ASER 2008 assessed the curriculum in early grades as well as indicators like time, school time-table, maps, famous people and currency tasks.

"The states that report the greatest improvement in ASER 2008, in decreasing order are Nagaland, Kerala, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Karnataka," states the research study.

Times of India

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