Abstract:
The level of education of girls in India is much lower than boys. According to
Census 2011 male literacy was 77.15% in rural areas and female literacy rate was
57.93% (Census Report-2011). The level of education has dropped further, in India
Rajasthan (state in north India) girls are three times more likely to not attend School
compared to their male counterpart (UNICEF-2019). 39% percent of rural girls
attend secondary school compare to 45% of rural boys (United Nations 2009).
Literacy rate of girls in rural areas is also very low and dropout rate is found to be
high, due to conservative thinking in villages, educating girls education is considered
unimportant and for this reason girls have not provided equal facilities of education
as boys. In the family, special attention is paid to the education of the boys and all
their needs are met.
