Facts about girl child in india
Facts about girl child in india
Our nations daughters are still victims of age old beliefs and are left to bare atrocities to this day. In a country where the number of goddesses may outnumber other gods, you'll be baffled by facts that surround the present state of a girl child
Our nations daughters are still victims of age old beliefs and are left to bare atrocities to this day. In a country where the number of goddesses may outnumber other gods, you'll be baffled by facts that surround the present state of a girl child
Sex ratio in India is defined as the number of female children per 1000 male children, whereas internationally it is defined as number of male children per 100 female children.
Female literacy rate is still 53.87% and one third of the young girls are malnourished
It is estimated that 47% of girls in India are married before they turn 18
53% of girls in the age group 5 to 9 years are illiterate
Government of India statistics reveal that only 5 out of 10 girls who enter class 1 complete class 10
Dropout levels remain alarmingly high. 50% girls drop out at the secondary school level