Student Flow at Primary Level - DISE

52 Student Flow at Primary Levelan increase in drop-out rate in 2004-05. In Jharkhand, it is as high as16.98 percent compared to 11.36 percent in Bihar. Both these states shouldimmediately initiate necessary steps and adopt appropriate strategies tocheck the drop-out rate, else because of them, the country may not achievethe goal of universal retention at the primary level within the stipulatedtime framework.Transition RateOne of the important indicators on which the expansion of upper primaryeducation depends is the transition rate from the primary level to theupper primary level of education. Two years’ grade-specific enrolmentdata along with the number of repeaters in the latest year is required towork out transition rate which is defined below:New Entrants into Grade VI in year 't + 1'Transition Rate =× 100Enrolment in Grade V in year 't'E=Et+1g+ 1t ×g100The number of repeaters subtracted from enrolment in Grade VI or V, asthe case may be, in 2005-06, divided by enrolment in Grade V or IV in theTable 24Transition Rate from Primary (VI/V) to Upper Primary(V/VI) Level of EducationCohorts: 2003, 2004 and 2005Cohort Number of Boys Girls TotalDistricts2003 461 76.01 71.98 74.152004 539 79.96 75.78 78.012005, All Areas 604 83.66 80.64 82.24Rural Areas 604 79.91 76.28 78.22Urban Areas 604 100.35 99.07 99.74previous year (2004-05) and multiplied by 100 gave the transition rate forcohort 2004-05. Similarly, transition rates can also be worked out for theprevious years. Transition rate in the present study has been obtained