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According to UDISE+ 2024-25 data, total school enrolment (Classes 1–12) has dropped to an all-time low of 24.69 crore, with a 25 lakh fall in ages 3–11. Officials attribute this to falling birth rates and demographic shifts, despite improved dropout rates and GER.
Description:
● Full form: Unified District Information System for Education Plus.
● Launched by: Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education.
● Nature: One of the largest Management Information Systems (MIS) in India.
● Coverage:
○ 14.72 lakh schools
○ 98.08 lakh teachers
○ 24.8 crore children (2023-24)
Features:
● Online portal for data on schools, teachers, enrolment, infrastructure.
● Data Capture Format (DCF): Used for structured data entry.
● Each school gets a Login ID & Password for uploading data.
● 3-Stage Verification: Block/Cluster → District → State.
● Final approval given by the State Project Director (SPD).
● Most trusted pan-India database in school education.
Highlights of UDISE+ Report 2023-24:
1. Enrolment Trends:
○ 24.8 crore students (2023-24) ↓ from 25.18 crore (2022-23).
○ Decline of >1 crore students for the first time since COVID.
○ Average enrollment (2018-2022): ~26.36 crore.
2. Gender Distribution:
○ Boys: 51.9%
○ Girls: 48.1%
3. Minorities Representation (~20% of enrolment):
○ Muslims: 79.6%
○ Christians: 10%
○ Sikhs: 6.9%
○ Buddhists: 2.2%
○ Jains: 1.3%
○ Parsis: 0.1%
4. Social Groups:
○ SC: 4.47 crore (↓ from 4.59 cr in 2022-23).
○ OBC: 11.2 crore (↓ from 11.45 cr in 2022-23).
5. School Infrastructure:
○ 90% schools: electricity & gender-specific toilets.
○ Only 57.2% of schools have functional computers.
○ Only 53.9% of schools have internet access.
○ Only 52.3% of schools have ramps with handrails → accessibility gap.
Importance of UDISE+:
● Provides reliable evidence-based data for policy-making.
● Helps track progress of schemes like Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
● Key for SDG 4 (Quality Education) monitoring in India.
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