It goes without saying that education is the passport to the future. Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. 

A young independent India that freed itself from the clutches of British rule in 1947 had to pull up its socks to make itself more educated. And that’s exactly what the country did. 

To come up with flying colours in the field of education was bound to take a long time. Despite facing tornadoes on the way, India succeeded in establishing itself amongst the largest education systems. India’s Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary has declined in 2023-2024 as compared to last year. There has been a slight fall in GER of higher secondary as the number has decreased from 57.6 per cent to 56.2 per cent in 2023-24.  

In 2023-24, the total number of students enrolled in school education from primary to secondary education stood at 24.8 crores, a whopping decrease of 37 lakh enrolments as compared to 2022-23.

Over 12.11 crore girls enrolled in the primary to higher secondary schools in 2023-24, showing an decrease of 18 lakh enrolments as compared to 2022-23. The enrolment of Children with Special Needs also showed an increase of 3.45 per cent.