Education and Health: What Works and What’s Next

  • Schooling System: India serves 24.69 crore students across 14.71 lakh schools with 1.01 crore teachers (UDISE+ 2024-25).
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER): Primary stands at 90.9, Upper Primary at 90.3, Secondary at 78.7, and Higher Secondary at 58.4.
  • Higher Education Growth: Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) increased from 51,534 (2014-15) to 70,018 (June 2025). Premier institutions now include 23 IITs, 21 IIMs, and 20 AIIMS, with international IIT campuses in Zanzibar and Abu Dhabi.
  • National Education Policy (NEP) Reforms: 170 universities adopted the National Credit Framework; Academic Bank of Credit covers 2,660 institutions with 4.6 crore IDs (2.2 crore APAAR IDs generated). ....
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