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What is Illiteracy Rate

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Percentage of persons who cannot read and write with understanding in any language. It can either be calculated as dividing the number of illiterate persons by the total number of persons and then multiplying the result by 100 or by subtracting the literacy rate from 100.
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Obstacles in Female School Education: The Importance of Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Divya Budhia (Lovely Professional University, India) and Tushinder Preet Kaur (Lovely Professional University, India)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5250-9.ch008
Abstract
The importance of female education is gaining popularity among individuals, societies, and nations. They are getting full support from their families and society members as well. Government has also initiated many schemes to encourage female education, but still girls face many obstacles in their attainment of school education. The present study aims to bring to the fore the problems faced by girls while pursuing school education. A survey was conducted in which data were collected from 20 students and 10 parents with the help of interview schedules, and a qualitative study was undertaken. The results show that the main challenges faced by girls relate to adverse financial condition of their families, anomalies in school infrastructure, and lack of awareness of various government schemes. Moreover, online learning due to COVID-19 has added to these troubles. These results offer useful policy implications and can go a long way in removing the constraints in the way of female education.
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