Kerala Health and Education 18 16 14 12 Kerala outperforms most 10 states on health and education. Infant mortality is among the lowest in the country, and open 8 defecation is very low compared to other states. As for education, two 6 completed secondary school, which is higher than in most other states. in every five adults has What’s more, the learning 4 outcomes of Kerala’s children are among the highest in the country, and enrollment in higher education 2 has increased since 2005. Notwithstanding these achievements, 0 however, there is room for improvement Total in the nutrition Rural levels of lower income families. Urban Infant mortality rate is low and declining in Kerala Infant mortality rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births 18 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 10 9 8 6 4 2 0 ■ 2006 ■ 2013 Total Rural Urban Kerala’s infant mortality is among the lowest in the country 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 Kerala Health and Education Malnutrition in Kerala is the lowest in the country 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. Higher malnutrition among the lower income households in Kerala Stunting in children <5 years, 2006 (%) 70 60 60 54 50 50 49 48 50 41 39 40 30 25 25 25 20 18 10 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ Kerala ■ All India Latest stunting data by wealth class available for 2006. 2 June 20, 2017 Kerala Health and Education Kerala has very few households that practice open defecation compared to the rest of the country 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. There is no difference in the practice of open defecation by income level in Kerala Households practicing open defecation, 2012(%) 100 98 96 97 99 97 99 80 60 40 20 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ Access and use of latrine ■ Open defecation 3 June 20, 2017 Kerala Health and Education Secondary school attainment among Kerala’s adults is higher than in many other states 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. Since 2005, significant progress in secondary schooling and above in Kerala Education attainment, (% age 18-30) Enrollment by age cohort, (%) 80 80 70 70 68 21-23 13 22 +9 60 60 18-20 43 60 +17 50 50 50 15-17 83 93 +10 40 40 37 Age 12-14 98 99 +1 30 30 26 20 20 9-11 99 100 +1 11 10 10 6 6-8 96 95 -1 2 1 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 Kerala Health and Education Enrollment in public schools in Kerala is lower than in most other 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. Higher public school enrollment among children from low income families in Kerala Enrollment in public educational institutes, 2012 (%) 80 67 64 60 55 52 50 46 46 46 40 38 36 26 24 20 0 All Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 ■ 2005 ■ 2012 5 June 20, 2017 Kerala Health and Education Learning outcomes in Kerala are among the highest in the country 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 in Kerala have been consistently above the rest of the country Children in Std V who can read Std II level text*, (%) 100 80 60 40 20 ■ Kerala ■ 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