This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among 15-34 year olds across 19 states across India in 2016 about their attitude towards higher education being more important for boys than girls. About 19 percent of respondents thought that higher education for boys was more important than girls, while a majority of respondents, about 35 percent disagreed during the survey period.
The distribution of India's higher education enrollment from 2001 to 2014, based on gender, can be found here.
Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016
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The Economic Times. (April 27, 2017). Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/
The Economic Times. "Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/
The Economic Times. (2017). Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/
The Economic Times. "Share of Young Adults Who Think Higher Education Is More Important for Boys than Girls across India in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/
The Economic Times, Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of young adults who think higher education is more important for boys than girls across India in 2016 [Graph], The Economic Times, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/733474/attitude-towards-women-s-higher-education-among-young-adults-india/
