Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
The Government of India has invested in improving education through two key programs for universal access to, and retention in, secondary education. In Uttar Pradesh, the Population Council found high levels of enrollment among younger adolescents, with limited gender disparity. Retention beyond elementary school, however, was low, and learning outcomes—literacy and numeracy—were poor. This policy brief focuses on two challenges to preparing Uttar Pradesh’s adolescents for the future: universal enrollment and retention in secondary school. The brief outlines recommendations that the government invest in secondary schooling, improve school facilities, support and evaluate quality teaching inputs and curriculum changes, remove economic and social barriers to enrollment and attendance, promote regular school attendance, and engage adolescents and parents to prioritize secondary education.
DOI
10.31899/pgy8.1011
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Desai, Sapna and Neelanjana Pandey. 2017. "Ensuring adolescents in Uttar Pradesh stay—and learn—in school," Policy brief. New Delhi: Population Council.
Project
Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA)
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