| Sumario: | Schooling has traditionally not been an option for many kids in India's rural families, but technology may be improving the situation. With widespread poverty and a shortage of high-skilled jobs, rural children typically have had to leave school early and enter the workforce, making what little money they could to help to feed their families. Today, however, tech-based industries are growing rapidly around India and are desperate for educated staff. Newly available jobs in software design, engineering, and communications offer young people lifestyles that they could never get with manual labor. Increasing numbers of parents are taking note and are encouraging their kids to stay in school. School enrollment in India has consequently experienced a boost. According to UNESCO, 82 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls finished primary school in 2002, compared with 87 percent of boys and 82 percent of boys in 2005.
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