Student Flow at Primary Level - DISE

60 Student Flow at Primary Levelin drop-out rate in non-DPEP districts in these states. As against 1.69percent in Kerala, the corresponding drop-out rate in Tamil Nadu is 1.88,in Karnataka it is 2.83 and in Himachal Pradesh 4.08 percent. The differenceof about 2 percentage points in case of Himachal Pradesh between DPEPand non-DPEP districts is significant one. It may be noted that HimachalPradesh is a DPEP Phase II state and only 5 out of its 12 districts werecovered under DPEP. Among the rest of the states, barring Uttarakhand,no significant difference is noticed in drop-out rate in primary classes inDPEP and non-DPEP districts. As against a drop-out rate of 10.25 percentfor its DPEP districts, Uttarakhand has reported a high drop-out rate of14.10 percent in its non-DPEP districts.Table 28Average Flow Rates in DPEP and Non-DPEP Districts 2004-05(Based on Common Schools: 2004-05 and 2005-06)Category Gender Promotion Repetition Drop-outRate Rate RateBoys 81.05 7.75 11.20DPEP Districts Girls 81.24 7.91 10.85Total 81.14 7.83 11.03Boys 84.45 7.17 8.37Non-DPEP Districts Girls 85.13 7.07 7.80Total 84.77 7.07 8.10Boys 83.57 6.28 10.15All Districts Girls 83.96 6.29 9.75Total 83.76 6.29 9.96As it seems from the above analysis, the advanced states have benefitedthe most out of the DPEP programme. Non-DPEP districts in theeducationally advanced states have also faired well. Irrespective of thedistricts being under DPEP or non-DPEP categories, advanced states fairedwell in both the categories. Similarly, non-DPEP districts in theeducationally not-so-developed states did not fair well as did the districtsunder DPEP in these states. On the other hand, there are a few smallstates who do not have any experience of programmes like DPEP but theirdrop-out rate and other indicators are positive compared to a few otherstates having experience of such programmes. It may also be observedthat both the advanced as well as backward districts (in terms of literacyrates) were selected under the DPEP programme. It is also interesting tonote that states that have reported lower drop-out rates are the DPEPPhase I states, except Himachal Pradesh which is the DPEP Phase II state.