2,914 students dropped out of State syllabus schools in 2024-25 in Kerala; 36.65% are migrant workers’ children
Kerala reported 2,914 school dropouts in the 2024-25 academic year, with over a third being children of migrant workers. Other primary reasons for leaving school include lack of interest, family issues, and health problems.
Why it matters
The data highlights significant challenges in educational retention for migrant populations and students in specific regions of Kerala.
As many as 2,914 students dropped out of schools that follow the State government syllabus in the 2024-25 academic year in Kerala. Of them, 36.65% (1,068 students) were children of migrant workers.
These students form the biggest chunk of children dropping out of State schools.
A majority of these students are from States such as Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha.
They discontinued studies either because they, along with their parents, had returned to their native States or their parents had shifted to another location for work, Minister for General Education N. Samsudheen said in a written reply in the Assembly recently.
Of the total inter-State migrant children who dropped out, 36.5% (390 children) were from Ernakulam. Malappuram district was next with 169 children abandoning studies, followed by Idukki with 127 students dropping out.
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