UDISE+ 2025-26 Report
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- The Ministry of Education has released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2025-26 report, highlighting improvements in teacher strength, digital infrastructure and school facilities, while dropout rates continued to decline across key stages of school education.
- The UDISE+ report is an annual publication of the Ministry of Education that provides comprehensive data on school education in India. It includes enrolment figures, infrastructure facilities, and other vital indicators.
Highlights of the Report
- The report said the number of teachers increased to 1,02,73,020 in 2025-26 from 94,83,294 in 2022-23.
- The improved teacher availability helped bring down the pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) to 10 at the foundational level, 12 at the preparatory level, 17 at the middle level and 21 at the secondary level, all better than the National Education Policy’s recommended ratio of 30:1.
- Dropout rates also registered a decline. At the preparatory level, the rate fell from 2.3 per cent in 2024-25 to 1.8 per cent in 2025-26, while at the secondary level it dropped from 8.2 per cent to 7 per cent.
- The report also recorded an increase in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at the secondary level, which rose from 68.5 per cent in 2024-25 to 71.7 per cent in 2025-26, indicating higher participation in school education.
- The report highlighted gains in digital infrastructure. Schools with computer access increased from 64.7 per cent in 2024-25 to 69.9 per cent in 2025-26, while those with internet connectivity rose from 63.5 per cent to 67.4 per cent.
- Basic infrastructure also improved, with 95 per cent of schools now having electricity, 99.5 per cent access to drinking water, 98.5 per cent girls’ toilets, 97.2 per cent boys’ toilets and 96.9 per cent handwashing facilities.
- Women accounted for 54.9 per cent of the teaching workforce in 2025-26. Girls’ enrolment also edged up to 48.4 per cent, reflecting continued progress towards gender parity in school education.