THE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Keywords:
Population Growth, Educational Institutions, Enrollment, Teachers ratio, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaAbstract
Population growth and educational development are closely interrelated. Population growth leads to an increase in number of persons for whom education facilities have to be provided. On the other hand, educational development affects population trends through promotion of increased acceptance of family planning measures by the adults, and delay in age at marriage. The analysis of population growth is an important element to the understanding the level of educational development in Himachal Pradesh. The present study attempts to study the Population growth and educational development in Himachal Pradesh. The study is mainly based on the secondary data collected from Directorate of Census Operations and directorate of education Himachal Pradesh. The peculiar topographical characteristics of the state resulted into great spatial variation in population growth and educational development in Himachal Pradesh. The study reveals that Himachal Pradesh has a better penetration of higher education compared to national average, where the decadal growth rate of population was below the state average.
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