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Goa Records Alarming Rise in Class IX, X Student Dropouts
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|September 01, 2025
Data Shows Figures Near Nat Average
PANAJI Goa's school dropout rate at Class IX and X reported a sharp rise as it stood at 8.1 per cent, almost at par with the national average of 8.2 per cent at the secondary level for the year 2024-25. The dropout rate was at 7.8 per cent in 2023-24.
According to the Union Education Ministry's UDISE (Unified District Information System for Education) data for the year 2024-25, boys in Goa are dropping out of school at higher rates than girls at preparatory and secondary level, while at middle level, the contribution is equal.
This story is from the September 01, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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