Education
Kerala achieved the highest literacy rate of 90.92% among the states in India . In which female literacy rate of 87.86% and a male literacy rate of 94.20%.
Pre-Primary Institutions in Kerala
| Type of Institutions |
Number |
| Balavadi and Anganvadi (Upto 1992-93) |
16293 |
| Independent Preprimary Schools |
846 |
| Attached to Schools |
540 |
| Total |
17679 |
School Education in kerala
There was phenomenal growth in school education infrastructure during the past 3 decades. Schooling has been conducted in three different stages - primary, secondaryand higher secondary. In Kerala, there were 12,310 schools in 1999-2000 having 6726 lower primary (LP) schools, 2968 upper primary (UP) schools and 2580 high schools. Kerala schools posses better physical and basic facilities compared to those in other parts of India. 83% of schools are housed in proper buildings 84% of Government schools have drinking waterfacilities and 85% have urinals / latrine facilities.
Enrolment of Girl Students
Kerala has achieved near-equality in school enrolment with regard to gender. Girl students outnumber boys the high school stage.Girl students in schools constituted 49.1% of all students.
Primary Education
Primary Education consists of 2 levels, lower primary (Std I - IV) and Upper Primary (std V to VII).
This comprises the biggest segment of the states education system.Almost every village has more than five primary schools. There are 6,726 lower primary and 2,968 upper primary schools. Of the primary schools 61.07% are private aided, 2.98% are private unaided and 35.95% are government schools.
DPEP
A centrally sponsored scheme,DPEP is a major multi - facted programme seeking to overhand and reconstruct primary education as a whole in selected educationally backward districts. Its emphasis is on decentralized planning and management as well as community participation. The programme was introduced in the districts of Malappuram,Wayanad and Kasargod in December 1994.
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