West Bengal Health and Education 45 40 35 West Bengal has a lot of ground to cover on health and education. While on average, West Bengal’s 30 rates of infant mortality, malnutrition and open defecation are lower than in other Indian states, 25 the state’s low income20 households record a high incidence of malnutrition and open defecation. On education, only one15 in four of the state’s adults have completed secondary school - among the lowest rates of secondary 10 school completion in the country. On the positive side, the younger generation is staying 5longer in school, learning outcomes have improved, and today, these outcomes rank above0 the national average. A large majority of West Bengal’s children attend Total Rural Urban public schools. Infant mortality is declining in West Bengal Infant mortality rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 38 40 40 31 32 29 30 26 20 10 0 ■ 2006 ■ 2013 Total Rural Urban Infant mortality in West Bengal is lower than in many other states Infant mortality rate, 2013 Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 60 54 54 50 51 50 47 47 46 41 42 39 40 40 37 37 35 35 36 31 31 32 32 30 26 26 24 24 21 22 20 18 12 9 10 10 0 GA MN KL NL TN SK MH DL PJ TR KA WB AR UK HP MZ GJ JK JH AP AI HR BH CG MG RJ UP OD AS MP Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. 1 June 20, 2017 West Bengal Health and Education Malnutrition in West Bengal is below the national average Stunting in children <5 years, 2014 (%) 49 50 50 47 43 43 41 42 42 40 39 37 38 35 35 35 36 34 34 34 33 31 31 32 30 29 29 27 28 28 23 21 20 19 10 0 KL GA TN MZ SK AR DL NL PJ TR JK MN UK HP KA WB AP MH RJ HR OD AI AS MP GJ MG CG JH BH UP Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. More malnutrition among the low income groups in West Bengal Stunting in children <5 years, 2006 (%) 70 59 60 60 54 48 48 49 50 45 41 39 40 28 30 25 20 9 10 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ West Bengal ■ All India Latest stunting data by wealth class available for 2006. 2 June 20, 2017 West Bengal Health and Education Open defecation in West Bengal is lower than in many other states Households practicing open defecation, 2012 (%) 100 80 73 74 68 68 61 61 60 58 44 45 42 40 39 34 35 35 30 22 20 16 16 16 17 12 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 NL DL SK MZ MN TR KL MG GA AS AR PJ UK HR HP WB MH GJ JK AP TN AI KA RJ MP UP BH CG OD JH Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. More open defecation among the low income groups in West Bengal Households practicing open defecation, 2012(%) 100 70 45 59 63 78 94 80 60 55 40 41 37 30 20 22 6 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ Access and use of latrine ■ Open defecation 3 June 20, 2017 West Bengal Health and Education Secondary school completion among adults in West Bengal is among the lowest in the country Secondary education attainment, 2012 (% adults) 70 62 60 58 52 50 47 48 43 43 43 40 41 40 38 39 34 34 32 32 32 32 30 30 27 28 25 25 25 26 26 24 24 21 20 18 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 West Bengal Education attainment, (% age 18-30) Enrollment by age cohort, (%) 50 50 21-23 12 17 +5 40 40 35 18-20 25 36 +11 33 33 30 30 15-17 50 69 +19 24 24 Age 20 20 18 18 12-14 78 86 +8 15 9-11 89 93 +4 10 10 6-8 83 90 +7 00 Illiterate Illiterate Literate Literate or or Middle Middle Secondary Secondary 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 00 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 100 100 primary primary completed school completed school and and above above completed completed ■ 2005 ■ 2012 4 June 20, 2017 West Bengal Health and Education Enrollment in public schools is high in West Bengal in comparison to other Indian states 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 JK UK AI DL KA MG TN RJ MH HR AP UP NL PJ MN KL GA ■ All education levels ● Elementary ● Secondary and above Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. Enrollment in public schools is high across income levels in West Bengal Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 100 95 90 92 89 89 85 86 86 86 83 80 72 68 60 40 20 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ 2005 ■ 2012 5 June 20, 2017 West Bengal Health and Education Learning outcomes of children in West Bengal is higher than the national average Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, 2014 (%) 80 75 70 67 67 67 68 60 60 58 56 53 54 52 52 52 50 47 47 47 47 48 48 45 46 43 44 42 40 39 33 34 34 30 20 10 0 AS MP JH JK NL SK AR UP TR GJ RJ TN KA AI BH OD MZ CG WB MH AP MG UK KL MN PJ HR HP Low Income States are highlighted in orange, AI is All India. Learning outcomes have increased, albeit marginally, in West Bengal after 2012 Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, (%) 100 80 60 40 20 ■ West Bengal ■ All India 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 *Data on learning outcomes available for rural areas only. 6 June 20, 2017