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in some districts. For instance, the percentage of
schools with pucca building is lowest in Wayanad
(59 per cent) followed by Thiruvananthapuram
(60 per cent) and Kasaragod (73 per cent) (Table 2.12).
Also, the percentage of schools having latrine/urinal
facilities is significantly low in Kasaragod (47 per
cent) followed by Pathanamthitta (50 per cent). It is
reported that only 36 per cent of the LP schools
have latrine/urinal facilities in Pathanamthitta district
(Table 2.13).
Table 2.12: No. of Schools (Govt.) having Pucca Buildings, 2001 (%)
District Lower Primary Upper Primary High School Total
Thiruvananthapuram 62.3 65.3 51.2 60.3
Kollam 83.3 80.6 96.0 85.2
Pathanamthitta 97.0 95.3 100.0 97.3
Alappuzha 91.2 82.1 62.1 84.0
Kottayam 92.3 95.6 93.2 93.2
Idukki 73.3 77.5 78.8 75.8
Ernakulam 100.0 98.9 97.8 99.2
Thrissur 88.4 89.3 95.0 90.7
Palakkad 89.6 90.5 79.7 87.9
Malappuram 90.8 73.2 73.2 84.4
Kozhikode 85.4 71.1 71.6 79.3
Wayanad 59.3 50.0 67.5 59.4
Kannur 87.7 87.0 64.6 80.6
Kasaragod 89.4 83.3 31.1 72.8
Kerala 85.3 81.7 74.5 82.2
Coefficient of Variation (%) 13.6 15.8 25.4 14.2
Source: Educational Statistics since independence 2004, DPI, Thiruvananthapuram.
Table 2.13: Ancillary Facilities in Govt. Schools, 2001
Districts Drinking Water (%) Toilet/Latrine (%)
Lower
Primary
Upper
Primary
High
School
Total
Lower
Primary
Upper
Primary
High
School
Thiruvananthapuram 96.0 99.0 90.9 95.4 63.9 94.9 86.8 75.0
Kollam 87.4 95.2 92.0 89.4 79.9 83.9 89.3 82.3
Pathanamthitta 80.4 58.1 97.9 79.8 35.7 51.2 97.9 49.6
Alappuzha 83.0 71.6 94.8 82.8 66.0 76.1 87.9 72.1
Kottayam 79.9 94.1 94.9 86.2 85.2 95.6 89.8 88.5
Idukki 90.7 60.0 57.7 74.2 82.6 82.5 82.7 82.6
Ernakulam 62.4 91.3 93.3 77.2 61.8 81.5 91.1 73.9
Thrissur 86.8 85.7 81.3 84.8 60.3 71.4 76.3 67.7
Palakkad 94.3 92.1 96.6 94.3 90.2 87.3 94.9 90.5
Malappuram 92.2 98.2 95.1 93.9 80.9 82.1 80.5 81.1
Kozhikode 87.0 94.7 94.0 90.2 70.3 80.3 62.7 71.0
Wayanad 90.1 97.1 95.0 92.7 58.2 85.3 52.5 62.4
Kannur 87.7 96.1 92.7 91.6 69.3 77.9 81.7 75.5
Kasaragod 98.6 94.4 97.3 97.2 49.6 43.1 40.5 45.6
Kerala 87.3 90.0 91.2 88.7 69.6 79.1 80.1 73.9
Coefficient of Variation (%) 9.9 15.3 11.0 7.9 21.1 18.2 20.1 17.4
Source: Educational Statistics Since independence, DPI, Thiruvananthapuram, 2004.
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