Class 8 to 9 dropout rate falls to 5.5% in 2023-24: Govt

Gandhinagar: A positive change has occurred in the dropout rates during the academic year 2023-24, as revealed by data from the state’s education department. The dropout rate between classes 8 and 9 has decreased to a mere 5.5% for the year 2023-24. Notably, for female students, the dropout rate has declined from 16.88% in 22-23 to just 3.37% in 23-24, while for male students, it has decreased from 11.88% to a low of 2.39%, said the Government in a note.

Govt note further conveys that the number of dropouts decreased from 1.46 lakh in 2021-22 to 1.11 lakh in 2022-23. Over 1 lakh students have  enrolled in class 9 this year.

The government further informs that the plunge in the dropout ratio is not limited to only a few regions. For instance, in Dang, dropout rates have decreased from 23.8% to 4.2%, in Banaskantha from 23.4% to 6.8%, in Kutch from 27.2% to 4.8%, and in Patan from 18.9% to 4.3%. Ahmedabad saw a decrease from 14.5% to 3.5%, Vadodara from 7.5% to 1.8%, Rajkot from 12.8% to 3.2%, and Surat from 15.8% to 6.6%. DeshGujarat