Page 167 - economic review

139

in demographic pattern of the state due to low birth rate is the main reason attributed for this SOCIAL SERVICE
phenomenon. The decline of students in LP section is 6031 numbers in 2014-15 over 2013-14.
While the decline in Upper Primary (UP) section is 32094 numbers in 2014-15, and the High School
(HS) section shows a decrease of 12864 students over the previous year. The stage-wise enrolment
of students in schools in Kerala from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are given in Appendix 4.8. Details of
management-wise and standard wise enrolment of students in schools in Kerala during 2014-15 are
given in Appendix 4.9. District-wise stage-wise and sex-wise enrolment of students in schools in
the state during 2014-15 is given in Appendix 4.10. The decrease in the enrolment of students in
LP school is shown in figure-4.2.

Fig 4.2
The enrolment of students in LP school

Source:Directorate of Public Instruction

Enrolment of Girl students

4.16 Girl students constitute 49.47% of the total student enrolment in schools. Boys outnumbered girl
students in all the districts except in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur. Generally, in Kerala there is
a more or less uniform pattern in the enrolment of girl students across districts.

Strength of SC/ST Students

4.17 As per the figures of 2014-15, SC students constitute 11.19% of total students in the state.
The percentage of SC students in government schools, private aided schools and private unaided
schools are 14.42%, 10.65% and 3.94% respectively.
4.18 ST students constitute 2.07% of total enrolment in schools in the year 2014-15. The percentage
of ST students in government schools, private aided schools and private unaided schools are 3.85%,
1.40% and 0.39% respectively in 2014-15. The standard-wise strength of SC/ST students in the state
in 2014-15 is given in Appendix 4.11.

Economic Review 2014