Question : TEACHER PUPIL RATIO IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES



(a) The All India teacher-pupil ratio in Primary, Secondary schools and colleges in 1997, 1998 and 1999, State- Wise;

(b) The growth rate of teachers, students in primary, Secondary schools and colleges, and

(c) the comparative figures in this regard with with some Asian countries?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN)

(a)&(b): Teacher Pupil ratios in Primary, secondary Schools and Colleges during 1997 and 1998, statewise, are given in the statement at annex.I

Growth rates of teachers and students in primary schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges for the years 1997 and 1998 are indicated in the Statement at annex. II.

Information on teacher-pupil ratio and growth rate of teachers and students for the years 1999 is not available as statewise information from State Government has not yet been received.

(c) Comparative figures of teacher pupil ratio, growth rate of teachers and students in primary and Secondary Schools of a few select Asian countries during 1996-97 are indicated in the statement at annex.III

ANNEX I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2000 REGARDING TEACHER-PUPIL RATION IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BY SHRI S.P. LEPCHA


Teacher Pupil Ratio
Sl.N	States/UTs Primary Schools Secondary School
o. Colleges

1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998

1. Andhra Pradesh 1.49 1.46 1.32 1.33 1.49 1.51

2. Arunchal Pradesh 1.36 1.38 1.29 1.25 1.24 1.29 3 Assam 1.37 1.35 1.21 1.15 1.26 1.24 4 Bihar 1.62 1.63 1.42 1.43 1.39 1.41 5 Goa 1.19 1.21 1.25 1.26 1.20 1.19 6 Gujarat 1.47 1.51 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.32 7 Haryana 1.47 1.46 1.23 1.26 1.23 1.27 8 Himachal Pradesh 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.29 1.35 1.29 9 Jammu & Kashmir 1.30 1.30 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.16 10 Karnataka 1.31 1.32 1.20 1.20 1.29 1.35 11 Kerala 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.19 1.38 1.41 12 Madhya Pradesh 1.44 14.4 1.34 1.32 1.33 1.30 13 Maharashtra 1.38 1.36 1.32 1.33 1.36 1.33 14 Manipur 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 15 Meghalaya 1.40 1.39 1.19 1.18 1.20 1.15 16 Mizoram 1.28 1.24 1.09 1.14 1.27 1.23 17 Nagaland 1.21 1.20 1.258 1.29 1.29 1.35 18 Orissa 1.35 1.37 1.17 1.20 1.58 1.57 19 Punjab 1.40 1.42 1.28 1.28 1.30 1.30 20 Rajasthan 1.42 1.44 1.25 1.26 127. 1.27 21 Sikkim 1.17 1.18 1.21 1.21 1.19 1.19 22 Tamil Nadu 1.39 1.39 1.45 1.43 1.40 1.39 23 Tripura 1.18 1.21 1.17 1.17 1.19 1.19 24 Uttar Pradesh 1.42 1.42 1.39 1.39 1.41 1.41 25 West Bengal 1.57 1.52 1.45 1.41 1.39 1.34 26 A&N Islands 1.21 1.20 1.22 1.21 1.20 1.20 27 Chandigarh 1.42 1.26 1.28 1.22 1.29 1.22 28 D&N Haveli 1.39 1.45 1.25 1.36 1.25 1.2 29 Daman & Diu 1.45 1.49 1.13 1.13 1.30 1.35 30 Delhi 1.39 1.38 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.30 31 Lakshadweep 1.33 1.25 1.15 1.17 1.12 1.17 32 Pondicherry 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.30 1.34 1.29 INDIA 1.42 1.42 1.29 1.28 1.35 1.34

ANNEX II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2000 REGARDING TEACHER-PUPIL RATION IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BY SHRI S.P. LEPCHA


Growth Rate 1997 1998 of Teachers Primary 4.57% 1.71% schools Secondary 2.72% 6.85% schools Colleges 5.82% 12.15%

Growth Rate 1997 1998 of Students Primary 2.69% 0.69% schools Secondary 6.72% 0.27% schools Colleges 4.94% 9.55%


Note: Percentage of rate has been calculated on the basis of previous years.

ANNEX III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2000 REGARDING TEACHER-PUPIL RATION IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES BY SHRI S.P. LEPCHA

Teacher Pupil Growth Rate of Growth Rate of Ration 1996-97 Teachers 1996-97 Students 1996-97


Sl.N Asian First Secon First Secon First Secon o. Countrie Level d Level d Level d s Level level level
1 India 1.61 1.25 2% 3% 0% 35 2 China 1.24 1.17 1% 2% 3% 6% 3 Malaysia 1.19 1.20 3% 3% 0% 6% 4 Mongolia 1.31 1.15 7% 1% 33% -20% 5 Republic 1.31 1.25 -1% 1% -3% -15 of Korea 6 Singapor 1.25 1.20 2% 5% 3% 1% e 7 Iran 1.30 1.31 -3% 12% -6% 145