Minority community girls fare better than national
average.
When it comes to participation of Muslims in school
education, Karnataka has earned a distinction in the country
with the state recording a significant rise in their
enrolment right from elementary to upper primary level
during 2009-10.
According to a government report on the status of elementary
education in India, recently released by Human Resource
Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal here, there was an
increase in the enrolment of Muslim children across the
country during 2009-10. The number, however, went up more
than double in Karnataka during the period compared to the
figures recorded in previous years.
Sharp rise
The state, where 14.67 per cent Muslim children of total
Muslim population were enrolled in primary classes and 13.81
per cent in upper primary classes during 2008-09, witnessed
a sharp increase of 35.52 per cent and 37.13 per cent
respectively in them during 2009-10, the report prepared by
National University of Educational Planning and Education (NUEPA)
noted.
The enrolment at elementary level too rose to 35.99 percent
of the total Muslim population in the state during 2009-10
from 14.42 per cent recorded in 2008-09. “The analysis of
data suggests improvement in participation of Muslim
minority children in elementary education programmes,” the
report said.
The data compiled from across 13 lakh recognised schools
offering elementary education across 635 districts spread
over 35 states and union territories reveals that Muslim
children enrolment rose to 13.48 per cent in 2009-10 across
the country from 10.49 per cent in 2008-09.
Girls ahead
Of the total 5,44,70,000 enrolments in upper primary classes
in the country in 2009-10, Muslim enrolment was 64.8 lakhs
across India and the percentage of Muslim girls to total
Muslim enrolment in upper primary classes was about 50 per
cent which is above the national average of girls enrolment
in upper primary classes, the report said.
Of the total Muslim enrolment in primary classes, the
percentage of Muslim girls stood at 48.96 during the same
period which was quite similar to the share of girls in
overall primary enrolment (48.38 per cent), it added. The
NUEPA report noted that the enrolment data for the year
2009-10 also reveals that there are certain pockets in the
country which have got high percentage of Muslim enrolment.
“There are about 1,07,945 schools which have got more than
25 per cent Muslim enrolment (to total enrolment in
elementary classes) which is 8.28 percent of the total
schools that impart elementary education in the country,” it
said.
* Number of Muslim children enrolled in Karnataka schools
more than double the figures for the entire country during
2009-10.
* State witnessed sharp increase of 35.52 per cent and 37.13
per cent in primary and elementary class enrolment
respectively.
* During 2008-9, the figures were 14.67 per cent and 13.81
per cent respectively.
* Enrolment figures rose to 13.48 per cent in 2009-10 across
the country from 10.49 per cent in 2008-09.
* Percentage of Muslim girls enrolment 50 pc above the
national average in primary class enrolment
* Certain pockets in the country also reported high
percentage of Muslim enrolment. |