PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL INDEX OF TRIBAL DISTRICTS: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INDEX (EDI): AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ORIGINAL ARTICLE Abstract:-

Education system should make an individual better suited to the needs of the ever changing dynamic world. The changes in the educational system should also reduce the social gaps by enabling proper recognition to whatever extent one is able to pursue or acquire a skill. The status of education is a key indicator of socio-economic development while employment opportunities largely depend on the level of education. In this paper we examined the status of primary education in the tribal districts of Gujarat. This paper presents and analyses the four main indicators that are: a) Access b) Infrastructure c) Teacher and d) Outcome of the EDI (Educational Development Index) based on the DISE data and district education office. We prepared analysis of all parameters of above four components from first to last their normalized values, Eigen values, weights, index and rank of four states by quantitative method. Therefore, an attempt has been made to analyses and presents the status of educational development in tribal districts of Gujarat