| Percentage of De Facto Children Age 6-17 Years Drop Out of School by Main Reason for Not Attending School According to Residence and Sex in India (2015-2016) | ||||||
| Main Reason | Urban | Rural | Total | |||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| School too far Away | ||||||
| Further Education Not Considered Necessary | ||||||
| Required for Household Work | ||||||
| Required for Work on Farm/Family Business | ||||||
| Required for Outside Work for Payment in Cash or Kind | ||||||
| Costs too Much | ||||||
| No Proper School Facilities for Girls | ||||||
| Not Safe to Send Girls | ||||||
| No Female Teacher | ||||||
| Required for Care of Siblings | ||||||
| Not Interested in Studies | ||||||
| Repeated Failures | ||||||
| Got Married | ||||||
| Did Not Get Admission | ||||||
| Other | ||||||
| Don`t Know | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
| Number of Children | ||||||
