The Union Education Ministry released the comprehensive report on the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) for the academic year 2025-26.
It is the Ministry of Education’s official database that tracks school infrastructure, enrolment, and teacher-related data across the country.
The report is based on data voluntarily uploaded by schools with active UDISE+ codes for the 2025-26 academic year, with March 31, 2026, as the reference date.
Gross Enrolment Level Ratio (GER) – At the secondary level surged to 71.7% from last year’s 68.5%.
Zero-Enrolment – 5,663 institutions with zero student enrolment.
The highest is West Bengal (4,133) & others include Chandigarh, Goa, Delhi, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Haryana.
Girls' Enrolment was Increased to 48.4% in 2025-26 from 48.3% a year earlier.
India’s school dropout rates declined at both the preparatory and secondary levels in 2025–26, continuing the downward trend of the past three years.
There is a notable improvement across several indicators in Infrastructure like Ramps & handrails for disability students, Internet Connectivity and Other basic facilities such as Electricity, toilets for girls and boys and access to safe drinking water.
For the first time, India’s teacher workforce crossed 1.02 crore in an academic year.
1,00,843 schools across the country were found to be functioning with only a single teacher.