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Women education has always been traditionally ignored or not given enough importance due to undervaluation of their contribution in family income especially of the natal family. Therefore, parents are reluctant to invest much in daughter's education. However, parental attitude towards their education has changed as societal outlook and labour market dynamics have changed over time. This paper tries to shed lights on the progress of women education since independence. The study reveals that there had been significant positive change in women participation in school education as well as higher education though there is gap in the progression from lower stages of education to higher levels. Besides, in higher education though their participation has increased largely but it is more prominent in general degree courses rather than professional degrees. Faculty wise distribution reveals that women are still far behind men in terms of their participation in professional education.