2/3rd Children Still Drop Out Of Schools; Govt Schools Lag Behind: Report

A report in the ‘Sarvekshana’ journal of NSO has revealed that two-thirds of children still drop out of schools in India. The report cited lack of interest in education as the major reason behind it. It also indicated that the northern India witnessed more dropouts in primary schools while the southern region registered more dropouts at secondary level. "Dropout in government schools is significantly higher compared to the non-government schools," the report added.