Who is responsible for schools, exams and recruitment failures?

Teacher counts, facilities and learning outcomes answer different questions. Start by identifying the school or examination authority and the evidence relevant to the failure.

Research checked 14 October 2026 · 3 min read · v3.0.0

A school may appear well supplied in a national summary while a particular class lacks a teacher. An examination announcement may describe a process without explaining why a candidate’s result is delayed. Start with the institution and the specific failure, not the assumption that one national office operates everything.

Identify who runs the school or examination, who employs the staff and which authority issued the relevant rule or notice. India’s constitutional allocation of legislative subjects is a starting point, not a substitute for finding the actual operating authority. 1

What the latest inspected school release reports

The Ministry of Education’s release of 7 July 2026, covering UDISE+ 2025–26, reports 10,273,020 teachers and 100,843 single-teacher schools. These are different kinds of totals: a larger national workforce does not establish that each school has the staff it needs. 2

The same release reports computer access in 69.9% of schools and internet access in 67.4%. A reported facility is not, by itself, evidence of reliable connectivity, functioning equipment or regular classroom use. Those require more specific checks. 3

The accompanying data card reproduces selected ministry tables, not an independent inspection of schools or a full extraction of the national report.

Read the table when the narrative sounds too smooth

One paragraph in the release describes a consistent decline in dropout across all levels. Its table is more specific: secondary-stage dropout fell from 8.2% in 2024–25 to 7.0% in 2025–26, while middle-stage dropout rose from 3.5% to 3.6%. Those changes are minus 1.2 and plus 0.1 percentage points respectively. 4

This does not establish the cause of either change, or justify declaring the whole system a success or failure. It does show why an article should preserve the stage, year and table values rather than repeat a broad summary uncritically.

These tables use NEP-stage labels. Do not silently join them to an older table using different school-stage definitions.

Enrolment is not learning

School administrative records and household learning surveys have different coverage. ASER’s basic design is a rural household survey: it records enrolment for children aged 3–16 and assesses basic reading and arithmetic for ages 5–16. It can include children outside school; it is not an urban-and-rural census of every pupil. 5

Consequently, a school-facility percentage and an ASER learning estimate cannot be treated as measurements of the same thing. Neither should be used to make a claim beyond its population and method.

Investigate the problem at its actual level

For a teacher shortage, useful questions concern sanctioned posts, filled posts, subject allocation and the dated timetable. For unusable toilets or equipment, ask about inspection and maintenance records, not just installation counts.

For an examination or recruitment problem, keep the original notification, timetable, result notice and any published corrigendum together. Distinguish an allegation of a leak from a documented finding, cancellation or court order. Verify current challenge procedures from that authority before relying on a forwarded deadline.

Protect pupils’ personal information. A public accountability question can usually be framed around staffing, facilities or procedure without publishing a child’s name, marks or identity documents.

Source-linked data

School education: UDISE+ 2025–26 release tables

Official statistics — dated observations, not a live feed.

32 reported indicators across four academic years. Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26

Source is the original ministry release and its tables, not the inaccessible full national-report PDFs.
Administrative reporting does not independently establish daily facility functionality or student learning.
The narrative overstates uniform dropout decline: the middle-stage table increases from 3.5 to 3.6 in the last two years. Values are preserved.
NEP-stage labels are retained. Do not silently splice older stage definitions or infer indicator formulas absent the full methodology.
School availability percentages have their published indicator denominators; do not convert to counts using an unrelated school total.

Reported national school indicators (128 rows)

Reported national school indicators
indicator id	indicator	stage	academic year	value	unit	geography	series basis	status	denominator note	Source and dates
teacher_count	Teachers	all	2022-23	9483294	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
teacher_count	Teachers	all	2023-24	9807600	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
teacher_count	Teachers	all	2024-25	10122420	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
teacher_count	Teachers	all	2025-26	10273020	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_foundational	Pupil-teacher ratio	Foundational	2022-23	11	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_foundational	Pupil-teacher ratio	Foundational	2023-24	10	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_foundational	Pupil-teacher ratio	Foundational	2024-25	10	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_foundational	Pupil-teacher ratio	Foundational	2025-26	10	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_preparatory	Pupil-teacher ratio	Preparatory	2022-23	14	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_preparatory	Pupil-teacher ratio	Preparatory	2023-24	13	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_preparatory	Pupil-teacher ratio	Preparatory	2024-25	13	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_preparatory	Pupil-teacher ratio	Preparatory	2025-26	12	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_middle	Pupil-teacher ratio	Middle	2022-23	18	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_middle	Pupil-teacher ratio	Middle	2023-24	18	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_middle	Pupil-teacher ratio	Middle	2024-25	17	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_middle	Pupil-teacher ratio	Middle	2025-26	17	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_secondary	Pupil-teacher ratio	Secondary	2022-23	23	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_secondary	Pupil-teacher ratio	Secondary	2023-24	21	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_secondary	Pupil-teacher ratio	Secondary	2024-25	21	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ptr_secondary	Pupil-teacher ratio	Secondary	2025-26	21	pupils_per_teacher	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_preparatory	Dropout rate	Preparatory	2022-23	8.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_preparatory	Dropout rate	Preparatory	2023-24	3.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_preparatory	Dropout rate	Preparatory	2024-25	2.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_preparatory	Dropout rate	Preparatory	2025-26	1.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_middle	Dropout rate	Middle	2022-23	8.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_middle	Dropout rate	Middle	2023-24	5.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_middle	Dropout rate	Middle	2024-25	3.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_middle	Dropout rate	Middle	2025-26	3.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_secondary	Dropout rate	Secondary	2022-23	13.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_secondary	Dropout rate	Secondary	2023-24	10.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_secondary	Dropout rate	Secondary	2024-25	8.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
dropout_secondary	Dropout rate	Secondary	2025-26	7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_foundational	Retention rate	Foundational	2022-23	92.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_foundational	Retention rate	Foundational	2023-24	98	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_foundational	Retention rate	Foundational	2024-25	98.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_foundational	Retention rate	Foundational	2025-26	98.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_preparatory	Retention rate	Preparatory	2022-23	90.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_preparatory	Retention rate	Preparatory	2023-24	85.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_preparatory	Retention rate	Preparatory	2024-25	92.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_preparatory	Retention rate	Preparatory	2025-26	91.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_middle	Retention rate	Middle	2022-23	75.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_middle	Retention rate	Middle	2023-24	78	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_middle	Retention rate	Middle	2024-25	82.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_middle	Retention rate	Middle	2025-26	83.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_secondary	Retention rate	Secondary	2022-23	44.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_secondary	Retention rate	Secondary	2023-24	45.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_secondary	Retention rate	Secondary	2024-25	47.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
retention_secondary	Retention rate	Secondary	2025-26	51.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_middle	Gross enrolment ratio	Middle	2022-23	90	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_middle	Gross enrolment ratio	Middle	2023-24	89.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_middle	Gross enrolment ratio	Middle	2024-25	90.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_middle	Gross enrolment ratio	Middle	2025-26	89.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_secondary	Gross enrolment ratio	Secondary	2022-23	67.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_secondary	Gross enrolment ratio	Secondary	2023-24	66.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_secondary	Gross enrolment ratio	Secondary	2024-25	68.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ger_secondary	Gross enrolment ratio	Secondary	2025-26	71.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_foundational_preparatory	Transition rate	Foundational to Preparatory	2022-23	92.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_foundational_preparatory	Transition rate	Foundational to Preparatory	2023-24	98.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_foundational_preparatory	Transition rate	Foundational to Preparatory	2024-25	98.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_foundational_preparatory	Transition rate	Foundational to Preparatory	2025-26	99.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_preparatory_middle	Transition rate	Preparatory to Middle	2022-23	87.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_preparatory_middle	Transition rate	Preparatory to Middle	2023-24	88.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_preparatory_middle	Transition rate	Preparatory to Middle	2024-25	92.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_preparatory_middle	Transition rate	Preparatory to Middle	2025-26	93.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_middle_secondary	Transition rate	Middle to Secondary	2022-23	86.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_middle_secondary	Transition rate	Middle to Secondary	2023-24	83.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_middle_secondary	Transition rate	Middle to Secondary	2024-25	86.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
transition_middle_secondary	Transition rate	Middle to Secondary	2025-26	88.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels) Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
single_teacher_schools	Single-teacher schools	all	2022-23	118190	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
single_teacher_schools	Single-teacher schools	all	2023-24	110971	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
single_teacher_schools	Single-teacher schools	all	2024-25	104125	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
single_teacher_schools	Single-teacher schools	all	2025-26	100843	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
zero_enrolment_schools	Zero-enrolment schools	all	2022-23	10294	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
zero_enrolment_schools	Zero-enrolment schools	all	2023-24	12954	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
zero_enrolment_schools	Zero-enrolment schools	all	2024-25	7993	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
zero_enrolment_schools	Zero-enrolment schools	all	2025-26	5663	count	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
computer_access	Schools with computer access	all	2022-23	47.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
computer_access	Schools with computer access	all	2023-24	57.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
computer_access	Schools with computer access	all	2024-25	64.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
computer_access	Schools with computer access	all	2025-26	69.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
internet_access	Schools with internet access	all	2022-23	49.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
internet_access	Schools with internet access	all	2023-24	53.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
internet_access	Schools with internet access	all	2024-25	63.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
internet_access	Schools with internet access	all	2025-26	67.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
electricity	Schools with electricity	all	2022-23	91.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
electricity	Schools with electricity	all	2023-24	91.8	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
electricity	Schools with electricity	all	2024-25	93.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
electricity	Schools with electricity	all	2025-26	95	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
drinking_water	Schools with drinking water	all	2022-23	98.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
drinking_water	Schools with drinking water	all	2023-24	98.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
drinking_water	Schools with drinking water	all	2024-25	99.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
drinking_water	Schools with drinking water	all	2025-26	99.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_toilets	Schools with girls toilets	all	2022-23	97	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_toilets	Schools with girls toilets	all	2023-24	97.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_toilets	Schools with girls toilets	all	2024-25	97.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_toilets	Schools with girls toilets	all	2025-26	98.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
boys_toilets	Schools with boys toilets	all	2022-23	95.6	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
boys_toilets	Schools with boys toilets	all	2023-24	95.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
boys_toilets	Schools with boys toilets	all	2024-25	96.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
boys_toilets	Schools with boys toilets	all	2025-26	97.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
handwash	Schools with handwashing facilities	all	2022-23	94.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
handwash	Schools with handwashing facilities	all	2023-24	94.7	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
handwash	Schools with handwashing facilities	all	2024-25	95.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
handwash	Schools with handwashing facilities	all	2025-26	96.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
playground	Schools with playground	all	2022-23	82	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
playground	Schools with playground	all	2023-24	82.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
playground	Schools with playground	all	2024-25	83	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
playground	Schools with playground	all	2025-26	81.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
library	Schools with library	all	2022-23	88.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
library	Schools with library	all	2023-24	89	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
library	Schools with library	all	2024-25	89.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
library	Schools with library	all	2025-26	90.5	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
rainwater_harvesting	Schools with rainwater harvesting	all	2022-23	28	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
rainwater_harvesting	Schools with rainwater harvesting	all	2023-24	28.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
rainwater_harvesting	Schools with rainwater harvesting	all	2024-25	29.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
rainwater_harvesting	Schools with rainwater harvesting	all	2025-26	29.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ramps_handrails	Schools with ramps and handrails	all	2022-23	51	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ramps_handrails	Schools with ramps and handrails	all	2023-24	52.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ramps_handrails	Schools with ramps and handrails	all	2024-25	54.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
ramps_handrails	Schools with ramps and handrails	all	2025-26	58.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_enrolment_share	Girls enrolment share	all	2022-23	48	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_enrolment_share	Girls enrolment share	all	2023-24	48.1	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_enrolment_share	Girls enrolment share	all	2024-25	48.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
girls_enrolment_share	Girls enrolment share	all	2025-26	48.4	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
female_teacher_share	Female teachers share	all	2022-23	52.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
female_teacher_share	Female teachers share	all	2023-24	53.3	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
female_teacher_share	Female teachers share	all	2024-25	54.2	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14
female_teacher_share	Female teachers share	all	2025-26	54.9	percent	India	UDISE+ release; NEP-stage labels where provided	reported_by_ministry	Use the published indicator definition; not a verified student-level reconstruction.	Source details Original source Female Representation in Education table Published: 2026-07-07 Checked: 2026-10-14

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UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Source checked: 2026-10-14
Original release’s HTML tables inspected directly, not reconstructed from search snippets.
Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Pupil Teacher Ratio table, with NEP-stage labels
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Source checked: 2026-10-14
Original release’s HTML tables inspected directly, not reconstructed from search snippets.
Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels)
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Source checked: 2026-10-14
Original release’s HTML tables inspected directly, not reconstructed from search snippets.
Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Source checked: 2026-10-14
Original release’s HTML tables inspected directly, not reconstructed from search snippets.
Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Female Representation in Education table
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Source checked: 2026-10-14
Original release’s HTML tables inspected directly, not reconstructed from search snippets.
Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.

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Constitution of India: official English compilation
Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice · Article 246 and Seventh Schedule: legislative allocation; implementation must be traced to the relevant authority
Edition: As on 1 May 2026
Limits: The compilation has a 1 May 2026 cutoff. These are explanations of cited provisions, not a claim that every later case or notification has been reviewed. No current office-holder or live majority is inferred.
Source checked 14 October 2026.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: teacher counts, single-teacher schools and zero-enrolment schools
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Limits: Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
Source checked 14 October 2026.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: computer/internet access and basic infrastructure facilities
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Limits: Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
Source checked 14 October 2026.
UDISE+ 2025–26: Ministry of Education release and tables
Ministry of Education, via PIB · Tables: dropout, retention, gross enrolment and transition rates (NEP-stage labels)
Published: 2026-07-07
Reference period: Academic years 2022–23 through 2025–26
Limits: Selected tables from the ministry’s release, not a full extraction of the national reports. Administrative reporting is not an independent measure of classroom learning or daily facility functionality. Narrative claims of causal success are not adopted.
Source checked 14 October 2026.
ASER basic survey design and scope
ASER Centre · Basic design: rural households; enrolment ages 3–16; basic reading/arithmetic ages 5–16
Limits: Explains the basic rural household survey. Not all ASER thematic or rapid surveys use this design. No new national learning estimate is extracted here.
Source checked 14 October 2026.

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