The Ministry of Education released the UDISE+ 2024-25 report on 28 August 2025. All figures below come from that release and the official report booklet, linked under Sources.
Headline numbers
- Schools: 14,71,473
- Teachers: 1,01,22,420. This is the first time the count has passed 1 crore.
- Students enrolled (pre-primary to higher secondary): 24,69,32,680
Schools by management
- Government: 10,13,322
- Government aided: 79,349
- Private unaided recognised: 3,39,583
- Others: 39,219
Pupil-teacher ratio
- Foundational: 10
- Preparatory: 13
- Middle: 17
- Secondary: 21
Dropout and retention
- Dropout rate: 2.3% (preparatory), 3.5% (middle), 8.2% (secondary)
- Retention rate: 98.9% (foundational), 92.4% (preparatory), 82.8% (middle), 47.2% (secondary)
Other indicators
- Gross Enrolment Ratio: 90.3% (middle), 68.5% (secondary)
- Single-teacher schools: 1,04,125, down from 1,10,971
- Schools with zero enrolment: 7,993, down from 12,954
- Girls’ share of enrolment: 48.3%; female teachers: 54.2%
- Schools with computers: 64.7%; with internet: 63.5%
State-wise figures
State-level numbers for schools, enrolment, teachers and infrastructure are in Tables 2.2 and 2.5 of the official booklet. We link to them rather than retyping, so they stay accurate.
