A study on the variation in the probability of completing school education among the North-Eastern states

Abstract

Earlier studies have shown that women in the tribal dominatedsocieties have a higher status compared to their counterparts in the non-tribaldominated states of Northeast India. Higher status of women means that there islesser disparity with their male counterparts, if not equal. This paper examinesthe variations in the gender disparity of the probability of completing schooleducation between the tribal and non-tribal dominated areas. Gender disparityindex by Sopher and later modified by Kundu-Rao is used to measure thedisparity. NFHS-3 data is used as the primary source of data. It is observed thatthere is lower gender disparity in tribal dominated areas.