The enrolment in schools of the children aged between six to 14 years has stood at 96.5 per cent in Bihar in 2010, according to the annual status of educational report, 2010.
The enrolment in government government has registered a significant increase at 89.8 per cent in the children in 6-14 age group as against 72.2 per cent in 2006, it said.
Similarly, the percentage of the children staying away from education has decreased drastically at 2.5 per cent in 2010 as against 12.8 per cent in 2006, the report said.
Reflecting the parents' urge to enrol their wards in schools at an early age, the percentage of the students, aged five, in the schools has witnessed about 15 per cent increase at 52.7 in 2010 as compared to 45.4 in 2006.
The state also saw an impressive increase in the number of under-five children going to kindergarten and anganwadi centres for pre-learning session at 74.5 per cent and 78.8 per cent of children aged three years and four years respectively in 2010 as against the corresponding figure of 49.1 and 57.7 respectively in 2006.
In addition, the Bihar students have been found to excel in mathematics in comparison to their counterparts in other parts of the country, the report said.India Education
For example, 69 per cent of class VIII students in Bihar can solve area-related questions in maths as against the national average at 50 per cent.
The report has complimented the state government for liberal release of grants for the maintenance and development of schools and teaching/learning materials.
As many as 81.4 per cent schools received grants for maintenance in 2009-10, while 79.6 per cent of them got development fund and 82.4 per cent schools benefited from teaching/learning materials grant, it said.
The report was compiled on the basis of inspection of 977 students in the state selected on random basis.Online News Stories
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