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Assam Gender
There is mixed progress for women in Assam. The child sex ratio is higher than in most other states, but is declining. And, although maternal mortality rates in Assam have improved, they are still the highest in the country. Moreover, after 2005, gender gaps in schooling have widened. A majority of the rural women are employed on the farm. While few urban women work, a larger share of them have salaried jobs compared to urban men. There has been a sharp decline in female labor force participation in the state after 2005. As a result, there are fewer women in the Assam’s workforce compared to most other states.
Child sex ratio in Assam is among the highest in the country Child sex ratio, 2011 (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males
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1,000 972 970 970 969
964 962
957 957 956
950
948 948
943 943 942 941 939 936 935 919 918
900
909
902
894 890 890 888 871
862 846
850
834
800 AR MG MZ CG KL AS SK TR WB KA JH NL TN GA OD AP MN BH AI MP HP UP MH GJ UK RJ DL JK
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Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Child sex ratio is declining in Assam Child sex ratio, (age 0-6) females per 1,000 males 1,000
975
965
962
2001
2011
950
900
850
800 1991
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PJ HR
Assam Gender
Maternal health is improving in Assam Maternal mortality ratio maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 600 490
500
390
400
300
300 200 100 0 2003
2009
2013
Assam has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the country Maternal mortality ratio, 2013 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births 300
285 285
300
244 208 208
221 221 222
200 167
112 113
100 61
68
79
127 133
141
92
0 KL MH TN AP GJ WB HR KA PJ
AI BH JH MP CG OD RJ UP UK AS
Data for 19 large states and All India. Low income states are highlighted in orange and AI is All India.
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Assam Gender
Secondary education attainment among adult females in Assam is among the lowest in the country Secondary education attainment among women, 2012 (% adults) 70 60
57 52
50
46
43
40
41
38
38
35
34
34
33
31
30
30
28
28
26
26
26
26 22
20
21
21
20
20
20 16
16
16
15
14
10 0 DL GA NL KL HP MN PJ MH TN HR KA UK MG MZ AR JK AP AI
GJ SK AS UP JH WB MP CG OD RJ BH TR
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Assam has fewer women than men with secondary education, rural women lag behind urban Education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 35 31
33
31
Rural Females
30 26
25
24
22
25
21
34
23
18
20 15
Urban Females
12
10
11
21
21
47
5 0
Males
■ Illiterate
3
Females
■ Literate or primary school completed
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0
20
■ Middle school completed
40
60
80
100
■ Secondary school or higher completed
Assam Gender
Gender gaps in schooling have widened for some younger groups in Assam Enrolled in education institutes, (%)
2005 16
9
21-23
7
Female
Male 34
26
18-20 15-17
8 65
Age
61
4
100
-1
84
85
6-8
-1
92
93
9-11
0
88
88
12-14
80
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Enrolled in education institutes, (%)
2012 13
21-23
16
3
Female
Male 35
18-20 15-17
Age 100
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2
79
91
94
98
3 0
98 89
6-8
4
13
77
12-14 9-11
48
80
92
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
80
3 100
Assam Gender
Female labor force participation in Assam is among the lowest in the country Female labor force participation rate, 2012 (%) 70 63
60
63 55
55 49
50
47 43
40
41
40
38
38
37
37
36
33
30
33
32
32
31
31
30
27
25
25
25
24 19
20
17
15 9
10 0 HP SK CG MG MZ AP RJ NL TN MH AR TR UK MN KA OD JK KL AI MP GJ
PJ
JH WB UP GA HR AS DL BH
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Female labor force participation in Assam dropped substantially after 2005 Labor force participation rate, (%) 100 84
80
87
82 76
83
77
Rural Male 60
Urban Male Rural Female
40
Urban Female
33 25 18
20 16
17
1993-94
2004-05
13
0
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2011-12
Assam Gender
A large majority of rural women work in farming in Assam, more non-farm jobs for men Share of employed, 2012 (%) Rural Males
Rural Females
12
8
7
6
7 59
22
79
■ Farm - All
■ Non-farm Self Employed
■ Non-farm Salaried
■ Non-farm Casual Wage
When urban women work in Assam, they are more likely to have salaried jobs than urban men Share of employed, 2012 (%) Urban Males
10
35
■ Farm - All
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Urban Females
4
8
52
■ Non-farm Self Employed
45
■ Non-farm Salaried
7
39
■ Non-farm Casual Wage