India and China: “Stock of Skills”
Importance of Girls Education for Society (NFHS 3 2007) Education of Girls Mothers’ age at 1st birth (years) Children < 5 Mortality (/1,000) Percent of Malnourished Children (weight for age: < 2 S.D.) None 18.7 94.7 52 < 5 years 19 78.8 45.8 5-7 years 19.6 60.5 38.5 8-9 years 20.8 46.9 34.9 10-11 years 21.8 40.2 26.8 > 12 years 24.8 29.7 17.9
Regional Comparisons Country GDP/capita (US$) Secondary GER (%) India 720 52 Bangladesh 470 51 China 1,740 91 Vietnam 620 72 Sri Lanka 1,160 83
Social divide most prominent in Secondary Education – differential access (GER) between top and bottom quintiles across states
Gender Gap: percentage point gap between enrollment of boys and girls
Equity by Social Group
Access by Geography: % of habitations located far from secondary schools