Quality education of primary school in India

Quality education of primary school in India

(By Aadesh Sharma ) 

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For some years our government has given a lot of attention to education. The government has run the primary schools very well given the education of poor children. In the past, rich children were able to get a good education, but now poor children also get a good education in primary school. Now a day the primary school status has improved a lot. In primary school too, everything that is taught to children is taught in a private school. If a teacher does not teach the children properly then our government takes a strict step against them. But still has some flaws in primary school studies.

Education in India is provided by private schools and primary schools. The approximate ratio of public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.

India has made progress in increasing the attainment rate of primary education. In 2011, approximately 75% of the population, aged between 7 and 10 years, was literate. India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to its economic development. Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. 

At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system complementing the government-run schools, with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14 age group 

As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school. This is the fourth annual survey to report enrollment above 96%. India has maintained an average enrollment ratio of 95% for students in this age group from the year 2007 to 2014. As an outcome, the number of students in the age group 6-14 who are not enrolled in school has come down to 2.8% in the year  

Highlight some flaws of primary school

• School inputs such as teacher-student ration and toilet provision have improved but not others such as a playground.

• Student enrollment rate increased but the attendance rate decrease on an average day declined. The dropout rate remains high.

• Extreme- north and southern state usually outperform other states, for both inputs and outcomes.

• Numerical, reading, and writing skills abysmal with many students performing below the expected standard for their age.

Attendance rate

The attendance of students of the upper primary has been declining whereas the attendance of teachers has shown no change. Teacher attendance in both primary and upper primary schools is at 85 percent. But student attendance shows a slight decline, especially in upper primary schools from 73.1 percent in 2012 to 71.8 percent in 2013.

The report also says the gap between students of private schools and government schools in their ability to do basic arithmetic has also been increasing. In 2009, the gap was nearly 14 percent but in 2013 it increased to nearly 26 percent.

Basic Arithmetic

In 2010, at least 33.2 percent of children of class II in government schools could do subtraction, as compared to 47.8 percent in private schools. In 2013, only 18.9 percent of class III students in government schools were able to do basic subtraction or more, as compared to 44.6 percent of class III children in private schools.

Reading ability

Reading ability: Students of private schools showed a little improvement in their ability to read, whereas the students of government schools showed no sign of improvement in comparison to the previous year. The proportion of children in class III who can read class I books increased slightly—from 38.8 percent in 2012 to 40.2 percent in 2013—and this increase was seen in private school students. However, the percentage of government school students of class VIII who could read class I textbooks was only 32 percent in 2013, almost the same as in 2012. 

 

 

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