India ranks 134 out of 182 countries on the Human Development Index (based on per capita GDP, life expectancy at birth, and education)
A crime against a woman occurs every 3 minutes; a woman is raped every 29 minutes; a dowry death occurs every 77 minutes; and a case of cruelty by a husband or relative occurs every 9 minutes
Sex ratio (age 0-6) is 1,000 males to 933 females (2001)
Adult literacy rate: 53.4% for females; 75.3% for males.
In 2009, 96% of all rural children ages 6-14 were enrolled in school; 50% of children, however, drop out of school by grade 8; only 34% reach grade 10
Approximately 2 million women and children are involved in sex work; at least 20% of sex workers are minors
Minorities constitute 18.42% of the total population
* Note that data vary widely by state and
district, with some indicators far worse
than reflected in these national averages. |
