Kerala Achieves Lowest School Dropout Rate in India

Another feature highlighted by the report that remained unchanged in the state is that 71.5 percent of all the teachers are women.

The pass percentage of students in the higher secondary courses was 88 percent in 2011-12, up from 82 percent in 2010-11.

With regard to facilities in schools, it was found that 99 percent of the government schools have access to drinking water facility and 99.7 percent have urinal/latrine facilities.

It has also been found that 162 government schools in the state do not have their own building.

The fund allocation in the school education sector in the state rose from 189 crore during the 10th Plan period to 712 crore during the 11th plan, the report said.

In the state budget presented by Finance Minister K.M. Mani, he made a proposal to set aside 581 crore for improving the quality of school infrastructure, and academic and student-centric programmes.

The State Planning Board, however, cautioned that the state needs to focus on second generation reforms to ensure that higher education is attuned to the global employment opportunities and not be complacent of the state's achievements.

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