School Education Vs Private Education Essay

Unlike the U.S. education system which comprises of public schools, the Indian schooling system is a mix of public and private schools. Yet there is a vast difference in the quality of education. By 2009, the enrolment ratio had risen to 97% with girls comprising of 57%. But as per the ASER report by PRATHAM, the number of children outside school has also risen in some states like Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh. The gender gap in private school enrolment has reduced and stands at 6.9 %. There has been an increase in private school enrolment in two states, namely, Gujarat and Kerala. Nationally, the proportion of class III students able to read class I text has gone up but reading levels in class V remain the same.But, reading levels in Std

Despite being enrolled and performing better in Class X, these women are not seen in the same numbers in the workforce which could mean that they either don’t find jobs or are getting married sooner. As per a study by IMF, the enrolment for women has increased but workforce participation has drastically declined. Only 40% of the PhD candidates are women. It is disappointing to know that even with the increase in the median age of marriage, it stands at 19.2 years for women and at 23.5 years for men. At all levels of education after high school, the number of men is higher than women except in some MPhil and certificate

In Odisha, the drop in groundwater levels has resulted in increase in drop out percentage of girls because they now have to walk further to get water. Only 12.2 % of the Parliamentarians are women and 26.8% of women above the age of 15 years are part of India’s labour force as compared to 79.1% men. Typically, an increase in gender parity index for higher education leads to higher workforce participation of women but it has been noticed that even with labour inputs, there has been a decline in participation of women from 1991 to 27% in 2014 which is much less than the global average of 50% as per the IMF