Dravidian Movement’s contribution to Education in TN: Reality check

Population : 1961 in Crores

Andhra Pradesh : 3.6
Bihar : 3.5
Gujarat : 2.1
Karnataka : 2.4
Kerala : 1.7
Maharashtra : 4.0
Tamil Nadu : 3.4
Uttar Pradesh : 7.0
West Bengal : 3.5

India : 43.9 Crores

Literacy Rate : 1961

Andhra Pradesh : 21.2%
Bihar : 22%
Gujarat : 31.5%
Karnataka : 30%
Kerala : 55%
Maharashtra : 35%
Tamil Nadu : 36.4%
Uttar Pradesh : 20.9%
West Bengal : 34.5%

India : 28.3%

Population : 2011 in Crores

Andhra Pradesh : 8.5
Bihar : 10.4
Gujarat : 6
Karnataka : 6.1
Kerala : 3.3
Maharashtra : 11.2
Tamil Nadu : 7.2
Uttar Pradesh : 20
West Bengal : 9.1

India : 121 Crores

Literacy Rate : 2011

Andhra Pradesh : 67%
Bihar : 61.8%
Gujarat : 78%
Karnataka : 75.4%
Kerala : 94%
Maharashtra : 82%
Tamil Nadu : 80%
Uttar Pradesh : 67.7%
West Bengal : 76.3%

India : 73%

Growth in Population : Between 2011 & 1961

Andhra Pradesh : 136%
Bihar : 197%
Gujarat : 186%
Karnataka : 154%
Kerala : 48%
Maharashtra : 180%
Tamil Nadu : 112%
Uttar Pradesh : 186%
West Bengal : 160%

India : 176%

Kerala, AP & Tamil Nadu are Three states where the population has not grown on par with the national average.

The declining growth started in the 1960s in Kerala & TN, 1980s for AP

The reasons could be internal migration & mostly permanent migration to other countries.

Total Number of Schools: All India

1961 : 3.97 Lakh
2011 : 13.9 Lakh

Total Number of Schools: Tamil Nadu

2009 : 0.55 Lakh

TN is home to 6% of the country’s overall population and has 4% of the total schools in India.

Despite the population growing on par or higher than the national average; Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra & West Bengal are close to Tamil Nadu’s literacy rate.

Despite the country growing at 173%, the All India literacy rate is at 73%.

80% literacy despite being the first to introduce The Mid day meal scheme in India.

And the last time I checked Dravidian movement started and continues to exist only in Tamil Nadu.

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