The dropout rate of Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in Kerala remains higher than that of students in the ‘others’ category.
According to the Economic Review tabled in the Assembly recently, Kerala has achieved the distinction of having the lowest dropout rate of school students among the States. The dropout rate in the State has been declining over the years — from 0.12% in 2018-19 it reached 0.08% in 2022-23.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development report on ‘Educational Statistics at a Glance-2018’ put the national average dropout rate of primary students at 4.13%, while for upper primary students it was 4.03% and 17.06% in secondary school.
