<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" version="3.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-1.xsd">
  <titleInfo>
    <title>A comparative analysis of the performance of Bihar and Kerala towards the advancement of SDG 4 and an elucidation of Bihar’s conundrums</title>
  </titleInfo>
  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Nahida, Begum N.</namePart>
    <role>
      <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm>
    </role>
  </name>
  <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>
  <originInfo>
    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Indian Journal of Public Administration</placeTerm>
    </place>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
  </originInfo>
  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
  </language>
  <physicalDescription>
    <form authority="marcform">print</form>
    <extent>72(1), Mar, 2026: p.114-128</extent>
  </physicalDescription>
  <abstract>Of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), which the countries across the globe endeavour to achieve, realising SDG 4 constitutes a significant milestone in the progress and advancement of the country. This article makes a comparative analysis of the selected parameters of SDG 4 in Bihar and Kerala. It makes an all-inclusive analysis of the Gross Enrolment Ratio at the higher secondary school, university level and Gender Parity Index for higher education. Besides, various factors responsible for the low enrolment ratio at different levels of education in Bihar are discussed.- Reproduced 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00195561261427573?_gl=1*gb6ugt*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDAzODY0ODQxLjE
3ODA0NzcwMjI.*_ga_60R758KFDG*czE3ODA0NzcwMjEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODA0NzcwMjEkajYwJGwxJGg5NjgyNDQ3ODE.
</abstract>
  <subject>
    <topic>•	Higher secondary school, Higher education, Gender parity index, Bihar, Kerala</topic>
  </subject>
  <relatedItem type="host">
    <name>
      <namePart>Indian Journal of Public Administration  </namePart>
    </name>
  </relatedItem>
  <recordInfo>
    <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">260603</recordCreationDate>
  </recordInfo>
</mods>
