Questions related to Access and Retention

This category focuses on understanding and ensuring access to education while addressing issues related to student retention. The questions delve into various aspects such as enrollment trends, dropout rates, infrastructure requirements, and the effectiveness of entitlement programs. The goal is to use data to identify barriers to access, improve retention rates, and prioritize schools for upgrades or interventions.

State level

• Is there additional data required on school infrastructure? How can I assess this? And what can I do about it?

• In UDISE, which data points are critical for ensuring the participation of students?

• What does the data say about the quality of entitlements?

• Which data will tell me that the uniforms and textbooks are reaching government schools in time?

• Which data sets can tell me which groups of students are attending school less and by how much?

• Which data sets can tell me reasons for certain groups (for example, CWD, EWS, Girls) not attending school?

• What does GER/NER not tell me about access and retention?

• What can I learn about my state from seeing both the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) together?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Net Enrolment Ratio (NER)?

• From existing datasets, how do I know the reasons for high dropout rates or low retention and transition rates of specific groups of children?

• What all teacher related data do I require in order to ensure teacher availability and quality?

• How can I use my data to request support from other departments? Eg: power department, water department etc.

• How can I use dropout data to set a priority order of schools that should be upgraded to a higher level?

• What useful information can I learn from PTR data?

• What useful information can I learn from student enrolment trends?

• Why do we calculate GER/NER? What are the appropriate targets for this figure?

District, Block or Circle level

• In UDISE, which data points are critical for ensuring the participation of students?

• What does the data say about the quality of entitlements?

• Which data will tell me that the uniforms and textbooks are reaching government schools in time?

• Which data sets can tell me which groups of students are attending school less and by how much?

• Which data sets can tell me reasons for certain groups (for example, CWD, EWS, Girls) not attending school?

• What does GER/NER not tell me about access and retention?

• What can I learn about my state from seeing both the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) together?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Net Enrolment Ratio (NER)?

• From existing datasets, how do I know the reasons for high dropout rates or low retention and transition rates of specific groups of children?

• How can I use my data to request support from other departments? Eg: power department, water department etc.

• How can I use dropout data to set a priority order of schools that should be upgraded to a higher level?

• What useful information can I learn from PTR data?

• What useful information can I learn from student enrolment trends?

• Why do we calculate GER/NER? What are the appropriate targets for this figure?

School level

• What does the data say about the quality of entitlements?

• Which data sets can tell me which groups of students are attending school less and by how much?

• Which data sets can tell me reasons for certain groups (for example, CWD, EWS, Girls) not attending school?

• What is the GER or NER for my school?

• What does GER/NER not tell me about access and retention?

• What can I learn about my state from seeing both the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) together?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)?

• What can I learn about my state from trends in the Net Enrolment Ratio (NER)?

• Is PTR a relevant indicator? What does it tell me?

• From existing datasets, how do I know the reasons for high dropout rates or low retention and transition rates of specific groups of children?

• What data should I keep track of on an ongoing basis to improve retention rates and reduce dropouts?

• How can I use my data to request support from other departments? Eg: power department, water department etc.

• How can I use school infrastructure data to further improve the quality of my school?

• What useful information can I learn from PTR data?

• What useful information can I learn from student enrolment trends?