WORKSHEET 1. Study the table given below carefully and fill in the blanks in the following paragraph : Educational Achievement of rural population of Uttar Pradesh Category Literacy rate for rural population Percentage of rural children (aged 10-14) attending school Literacy rate for children in age group (10-14 years) Males 52% 64% 68% Females 19% 31% 39% (a) The literacy rate for all age groups, including young and old is for rural males and rural females. However, it is not just that these many adults could not attend school, but that these are who are currently not in school. (b) It is clear from the table that per cent of rural girls and tending school. Therefore, illiteracy among children in the age group (10-14) is high as females and per cent for rural males. for per cent of rural boys are not at- per cent for rural (c) The high level of illiteracy among age group even after more than 60 years of our independence is most disturbing. In many other states also we are nowhere near realisation of the constitutional goal of free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of 14-years which was expected to be achieved by 1960.​