Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized
Assam
Health and Education 80 70 60 Assam has recorded slow progress on health and education. On the positive side, infant mortality, 50 which is among the highest in the country, is falling. And, open defecation is lower than in other 40 states. On the other hand, malnutrition levels in Assam are higher than the national average and 30 the poor. Moreover, most adults only have a few years of schooling. While are more acute among 20 there are gains in schooling for the young, learning outcomes are among the lowest in the country, 10 and worse still, are deteriorating. Enrollment in public schools remains high. 0 Total
Rural
Urban
Infant mortality rate is declining in Assam Infant mortality rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 80
70
67
Public Disclosure Authorized
60
56
54
42
40
32
20
â– 2006
0 Total
Rural
â– 2013
Urban
Assam has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country
Public Disclosure Authorized
Infant mortality rate, 2013 Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 60 50
46
40 31
30 18
20 10
9
10
21
22
24
24
31
32
32
35
35
36
26
26
PJ
TR KA WB AR UK HP MZ GJ
37
37
39
40
41
47
47
50
51
54
54
42
12
0 GA MN KL NL TN SK MH DL
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
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Assam
Health and Education Malnutrition in Assam is higher than the national average Stunting in children <5 years, 2014 (%) 50
47
40
30
20
27
19
21
28
28
29
29
32
33
34
34
34
35
35
35
36
37
38
39
41
42
42
43
49
50
43
31
31
PJ
TR JK MN UK HP KA WB AP MH RJ HR OD AI AS MP GJ MG CG JH BH UP
23
10
0 KL GA TN MZ SK AR DL NL
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Malnutrition is higher among the low income households than the rich in Assam Stunting in children <5 years, 2006 (%) 70 57
60
60 52
50
54 49
48
46
38
40
41 34
30
25
20
16
10 0
All
Quintile 1
Quintile 2
â&#x2013; Assam Latest stunting data by wealth class available for 2006.
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Quintile 3
â&#x2013; All India
Quintile 4
Quintile 5
Assam
Health and Education There is less open defecation in Assam when compared to other states Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100
80 68 58
60
40
34
30
20
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
7
12
16
16
16
17
35
35
39
42
44
61
Households practicing open defecation, 2012(%)
12
13
All
Quintile 1
82
82
18
18
90
95
80
60
40
20 10
0 Quintile 2
â&#x2013; Access and use of latrine
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61
JK AP TN AI KA RJ MP UP BH CG OD JH
Barring the very rich, open defecation does not vary much by income in Assam
87
74
45
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
88
73
22
NL DL SK MZ MN TR KL MG GA AS AR PJ UK HR HP WB MH GJ
100
68
Quintile 3
Quintile 4
â&#x2013; Open defecation
5
Quintile 5
Assam
Health and Education Fewer adults in Assam have completed secondary school when compared to other states Secondary education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 70 62 58
60 52
50
47 38
40 30 20
18
21
24
24
25
25
25
26
26
27
28
30
32
32
32
32
34
39
40
43
41
43
48
43
34
10 0 TR OD CG BH WB RJ SK MP AS UP JH MZ GJ AR MG AI AP JK UK TN KA PJ MH KL HR HP MN NL GA DL
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
There are gains in schooling for the young in Assam Education attainment, (% age 18-30)
Enrollment by age cohort, (%)
50 50 12 14
21-23 36
27 23
+12
63
15-17
24
42
78
+15
Age
25
10 10
30
18-20
30 30
20 20
+2
39
40 40
12-14
17
9-11
9
6-8
88
93 98
93 84
91
+5 +5 +7
00 Illiterate Illiterate
Literateoror Middle Literate Middle primaryschool school completed completed primary completed completed
Secondary Secondary andabove above and
â&#x2013; 2005
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100 100
â&#x2013; 2012
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
00
20 20
40 40
60 60
80 80
100 100
Assam
Health and Education Public school enrollment in Assam is among the highest in India Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0% TR BH AR AS OD WB CG JH MZ SK HP MP GJ
■ All education levels
JK UK AI DL KA MG TN RJ MH HR AP UP NL
● Elementary
PJ MN KL GA
● Secondary and above
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Enrollment in public schools has increased across all income groups in Assam after 2005 Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 99
100
98
93
97
93 85
80
79
78
79
79
Quintile 1
Quintile 2
Quintile 3
75
78
60
40
20
0 All
■ 2005
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■ 2012
Quintile 4
Quintile 5
Assam
Health and Education Assam ranks below all states on learning outcomes Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, 2014 (%) 80
75
70
67
60 50 39
40 33
34
42
43
46
47
NL
SK AR UP TR
GJ
44
45
52
52
52
53
54
56
58
67
67
68
60
47
47
47
48
48
RJ
TN KA
AI
BH OD MZ CG WB MH AP MG UK KL MN PJ
34
30 20 10 0 AS MP JH
JK
Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India.
Learning outcomes have been deteriorating in Assam Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, (%) 100
80
60
40
20
■ Assam
■ All India
0 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
*Data on learning outcomes available for rural areas only.
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2012
2013
2014
HR HP