Theschool educationquality inTelanganais Average, according to the recently-released Performance GradeIndex-Districts(PGI-D). Also, none of the 33 districts has managed to secure high grade, while Khammam managed 402 of 600 points in the latest 2019-20 gradation. Apart from Khammam, 11 other districts have been graded’Uttam’ districts, which have an average score between 61-70%.
ThePGI-D index, released by the Union ministry of Education, has graded 600 of the 733 districts and categorised them based on the marks scored as Daksh, Utkarsh, Ati Uttam, Uttam, Prachesta 1, Prachesta 2, Akanshi 1, Akanshi 2, Akanshi 3. Amongst these categories, Daksh is the highest grade for districts scoring above 90% and Akanshi 3 is the lowest grade for districts scoring up to 10%.
As per the PGI-D index of 2019-20, 12 districts in the state were of Uttam category, 20 of Prachesta 1 level, which implies they scored between 51and 60%. Narayanpet was put in the Prachesta 2 level for scoring between 41 and 50%.
Even in the ‘outcomes’ category, which includes scores for Learning outcomes, teacher availability, and access to education, Siddipet scored the highest grade with 190 out of 290 poionts.