1. India and China: “Stock of Skills”

2. 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

3. 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

4. Social divide most prominent in Secondary Education – differential access (GER) between top and bottom quintiles across states

5. Gender Gap: percentage point gap between enrollment of boys and girls

6. Equity by Social Group

7. Access by Geography: % of habitations located far from secondary schools