|| Telangana Lags In Literacy, Education ||
Telangana has the seventh-lowest percentage of people in the country receiving free education. Only 37.1 per cent of the population aged 3-35 years in the State has received free education. In contrast, the State has one of the highest proportion of students studying in private institutions.
According to the report, the proportion of students studying in private unaided institutions from primary to higher secondary level is highest in the State. At the graduation level, it is the second-highest.
Coming to the expenditure on education, the State is fourth costliest when it comes to expenditure per student on general courses in higher education at Rs 13,095, and seventh costliest in technical education at Rs 47,348.
Gender gap in literacy more pronounced in the State
According to the National Statistical Office (NSO) data on literacy, 15.4 per cent more males are literate than females in Telangana - the highest gap in all the southern states. As per the report, there is also a huge difference in the literacy rate of women in urban and rural areas. Only 4.2 per cent of women in the State are graduates in rural areas, compared to 21.2 percent in urban areas.
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|| Telangana Lags In Literacy, Education || Telangana has the seventh-lowest percentage of people in the country receiving free education. Only 37.1 per cent of the population aged 3-35 years in the State has received free education. In contrast, the State has one of the highest proportion of students studying in private institutions. According to the report, the proportion of students studying in private unaided institutions from primary to higher secondary level is highest in the State. At the graduation level, it is the second-highest. Coming to the expenditure on education, the State is fourth costliest when it comes to expenditure per student on general courses in higher education at Rs 13,095, and seventh costliest in technical education at Rs 47,348. Gender gap in literacy more pronounced in the State According to the National Statistical Office (NSO) data on literacy, 15.4 per cent more males are literate than females in Telangana - the highest gap in all the southern states. As per the report, there is also a huge difference in the literacy rate of women in urban and rural areas. Only 4.2 per cent of women in the State are graduates in rural areas, compared to 21.2 percent in urban areas.
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