5.
Growth
of Enrolment:
Statement:-5
below presents the growth of sex-wise
school enrolment in different stages
of school education from 1950-51 to
2001-2002. The total enrolment at the
primary, upper primary, Secondary and
Sr. Secondary stages increased by 6,
14 and 20 times respectively since
1950-51. The girls’ enrolment
increased by 9, 37 and 60 times
respectively during the same period in
the above institutions. State wise/
sex wise details of enrolment by
stages and by classes for the year
2001-2002, are given in Table- 5 &
6 respectively.
Statement:-5
ENROLMENT
BY STAGES FROM 1950-51 to 2001-2002
(In million)
|
YEAR
|
Primary (I –V)
|
Middle/Upper
Primary (VI-VIII)
|
High/Hr.
Sec./Inter/
Pre-Degree (IX-XII)
|
|
Boys
|
Girls
|
Total
|
Boys
|
Girls
|
Total
|
Boys
|
Girls
|
Total
|
|
1950-51
|
13.8
|
5.4
|
19.2
|
2.6
|
0.5
|
3.1
|
1.3
|
0.2
|
1.5
|
|
1955-56
|
17.1
|
7.5
|
24.6
|
3.8
|
1.0
|
4.8
|
2.2
|
0.4
|
2.6
|
|
1960-61
|
23.6
|
11.4
|
35.0
|
5.1
|
1.6
|
6.7
|
2.7
|
0.7
|
3.4
|
|
1965-66
|
32.2
|
18.3
|
50.5
|
7.7
|
2.8
|
10.5
|
4.4
|
1.3
|
5.7
|
|
1970-71
|
35.7
|
21.3
|
57.0
|
9.4
|
3.9
|
13.3
|
5.7
|
1.9
|
7.6
|
|
1975-76
|
40.6
|
25.0
|
65.6
|
11.0
|
5.0
|
16.0
|
6.5
|
2.4
|
8.9
|
|
1980-81
|
45.3
|
28.5
|
73.8
|
13.9
|
6.8
|
20.7
|
7.6
|
3.4
|
11.0
|
|
1985-86
|
52.2
|
35.2
|
87.4
|
17.7
|
9.6
|
27.1
|
11.5
|
5.0
|
16.5
|
|
1990-91
|
57.0
|
40.4
|
97.4
|
21.5
|
12.5
|
34.0
|
12.8
|
6.3
|
19.1
|
|
1991-92
|
58.6
|
42.3
|
100.9
|
22.0
|
13.6
|
35.6
|
13.5
|
6.9
|
20.4
|
|
1992-93
|
57.9
|
41.7
|
99.6
|
21.2
|
12.9
|
34.1
|
13.6
|
6.9
|
20.5
|
|
1993-94
|
55.1
|
41.9
|
97.0
|
20.6
|
13.5
|
34.1
|
13.2
|
7.5
|
20.7
|
|
1994-95
|
60.0
|
45.1
|
105.1
|
22.1
|
14.3
|
36.4
|
14.2
|
7.9
|
22.1
|
|
1995-96
|
60.9
|
46.2
|
107.1
|
22.7
|
14.8
|
37.5
|
14.6
|
8.3
|
22.9
|
|
1996-97
|
61.4
| |
