Out of the 22 districts

 Out of the 22 districts, 15 districts have a population

between 10-20 lakhs, and 6 districts have a population less
than 10 lakhs (Annexure 1.1 Haryana profile). The Haryana’s
Sex ratio at birth (843 females for every 1000 males) is
less than the national average of 899 (Annexure 1.2). It is
estimated that 17.1% of the total population are in the age
group of 10-19 years, 46.4% within 20 to 59 years; while
9.9% are 60 years and above (Figure 2). The crude birth
rate and the crude death rate have declined from 24.3 &
6.7 in 2005 to 20.1 & 5.9 in 2019, respectively (Annexure
2; figure 2). The literacy rate increased from 67.9% in 2001
to 75.6% in 2011, with male & female literacy rates being
84.1% and 65.9%, respectively (Annexure 1.1). As per the
ESAG 2018 report, the Gross Enrollment Rate (GER)i
is
26.1% for higher education, 59.59% for senior secondary
education, 84.22% for secondary education, 91.77% for
elementary education, and 91.41% for primary education.