Problems and prospects of primary education in Mathura district: A geographical analysis

Abstract

Distribution and availability of primary education act as a vital factor in regional as well as human resource
development. The present paper aims at assessing spatial problems of primary education among the blocks of
Mathura district. This study was based on secondary sources of data. A total of eighteen selected variables were
grouped into the three categories of primary educational attainment, primary educational facilities and socioeconomic
development. Statistical techniques like composite z-score and correlation have been applied to the data
sets. The study revealed that at the block level there was unequal distribution of attainment in primary education. It is
also interesting to note that the low level of attainment in primary education was mainly due to the socio-economic
conditions of people rather than the educational facilities available in the blocks.