CHART 5: First generation learners, even in current times, more likely to drop out of school
School drop out rates* among those born in 1992-96 period
(those who did not complete secondary school education)
male drop out rate
female drop out rate
female drop out rate
Those whose father had studied till at least class 10 (or equivalent)
10
20
30
40
7.66
Those whose father had studied till at least class 10 (or equivalent)
6.17
48.45
First generation learners (whose father had zero years of formal education)
43.03
* drop out rate has been calculated as % of those males and females (born in 1992-96 period) who were neither classified as "student" in the 2011-12 IHDS survey nor had they completed secondary school education, but had ever enrolled in school (i.e. attained at least 1 year of school education)