Bhubaneswar, Sept. 11 -- The share of women in Odisha with at least 10 years of schooling rose sharply by 10.9 percentage points to 43.9%, from 33% in NFHS-5, with all 30 districts recording improvement, though the pace varied considerably.
The strongest gains came in Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Jajapur and Dhenkanal, which recorded increases of more than 15 percentage points. Mayurbhanj registered the highest rise of 17.2 points, taking its share from 25.1% to 42.3%.
Several districts that have relatively low levels of women's schooling in NFHS-5 also made substantial gains, including Gajapati, Boudh and Kalahandi, indicating improved access to and continuation in education.
However, southern districts continued to lag. Malkangiri had the lo...