The Ministry of Education has released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024-25 report.
The academic year 2024–25 has seen a notable reduction in dropout rates across the Preparatory, Middle, and Secondary levels as compared to the last two years namely, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
Of the 1.92 crore students admitted to class 1 in 2024-25, 80% (1.54 crore students) had pre-school experience in the same school or another school or an anganwadi centre.
This is up from 73% in 2023-24 when of the 1.87 crore students admitted in class 1, around 1.37 crore had pre-school experience.
The academic year 2024–25 has demonstrated a positive trend in student retention across all educational levels—Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, and Secondary.
Retention rates have improved significantly compared to the previous year,
Increasing from 98.0% to 98.9% at the Foundational level,
85.4% to 92.4% at the Preparatory level,
78.0% to 82.8% at the Middle level, and
45.6% to 47.2% at the Secondary level.
There has been a noticeable improvement in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at the Middle and Secondary levels during the academic year 2024–25.
The GER at the Middle level increased from 89.5% in 2023–24 to 90.3%, while at the Secondary level, it rose from 66.5% to 68.5%.
The transition rate from Foundational to Preparatory increased from 98.1% to 98.6%, from Preparatory to Middle rose from 88.8% to 92.2%, and from Middle to Secondary improved from 83.3% to 86.6%.
Single teacher schools have reduced by around 6% in the reporting year in comparison with the previous year.
Similarly, the number of schools having zero enrolment witnessed a whopping decline of around 38%.
The number of schools with computer access, rising from 57.2% in 2023–24 to 64.7% this year.
The percentage of schools with internet connectivity increased from 53.9% in the previous year to 63.5%.
Today, 93.6% of schools are powered with electricity, 97.3% have girls’ toilets, and 96.2% have boys’ toilets—ensuring dignity and hygiene for all students.
Handwashing facilities are now available in 95.9% of schools, and access to safe drinking water has reached an impressive 99.3%.
The academic year 2024–25 has also seen a rise in the representation of female teachers, with women now comprising 54.2% of the total teaching workforce.