The report on the United Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 for School Education in India has been released by the Union Education Minister.
Highlights:
When comparing 2019-20 to 2018-19, the Gross Enrollment Ratio at all levels of schooling increased.
For students in Classes 1-8, the GER is 98 percent. The GER for secondary and senior secondary students was 78 percent and 51 percent, respectively.
The pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) has also improved across the board in all levels of schooling.
Girls’ enrollment increased at all levels
The Gender Parity Index (GPI) at both the Secondary and Higher Secondary levels improved between 2012-13 and 2019-20.
About UDISE:
UDISE is one of the largest school education management information systems.
The Ministry of Education established UDISE in 2012-13 by combining DISE for elementary education and SEMIS for secondary education.
Purpose: It aids in the measurement of educational parameters from classes 1 to 12 in government and private schools throughout India.
UDISE+ is an enhanced version of UDISE. It was created in 2018-19 to speed up data entry, reduce errors, improve data quality, and simplify data verification.
The data for the reference year 2019-20 are covered in this publication.