Why education is must for all
Education helps you develop critical skills like decision-making, mental agility, problem-solving, and logical thinking. People face problems in their professional as well as personal lives. In such situations, their ability to make rational and informed decisions comes from how educated and self-aware they are. The Indian school education system is amongst the most renowned in the world. Did you know that the Indian education system prides itself as one of the largest in the world? Yes, you read that right! After all, India has around 15 lakh schools, more than 97 lakh teachers, and more than 26.5 crore students, all of these just at the school level alone. And all of these are from varied backgrounds, thus creating assimilation in terms of learning. Read on for more interesting stats about the Indian school education system, all gathered from the Indian Government’s latest Annual UDISE+ Report.
Latest Indian Schooling Statistics that Will Blow Your Mind
- There is a grand total of 14,89,115 schools in India.
- The number of rural schools amounts to around 12.34 lakhs.
- Urban India is home to 2.54 lakh schools.
- The number of teachers that are actively working at present at honing the future citizens is 95,07,123.
- Out of these, 48.76 lakhs are female teachers, while 46.30 lakhs are male teachers.
- The number of students currently enrolled in schools across India stands at 26,52,35,830.
- A whopping 12.73 crore school students in India are female while 13.79 crores are male.
- Enrollment of primary school students in India currently stands at 100.13%.
- The gross enrollment ratio of secondary schools currently stands at 79.56%.
- Total enrolment in schools (Class 1 to 12) increased by 0.76 % in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21.
Highlights of Latest School Statistics
Here is a rundown of the important latest school statistics, stating the total number of schools, students and teachers, while also providing a look into the student-teacher ratio, teachers per school and enrolments per school as mentioned in the latest UDISE+ report.
India/State/UT |
Total Number of Schools |
Total Number of School |
Total Number of School |
Pupil-Teacher Ratio |
Total Number of Teachers |
Total Number of Students Enroll |
India |
1489115 |
265235830 |
9507123 |
28 |
6 |
178 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
416 |
73861 |
5281 |
14 |
13 |
178 |
Andhra Pradesh |
61948 |
8244647 |
320724 |
26 |
5 |
133 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
3603 |
354382 |
23707 |
15 |
7 |
98 |
Assam |
60859 |
7544960 |
352944 |
21 |
6 |
124 |
Bihar |
93165 |
27472692 |
582876 |
47 |
6 |
295 |
Chandigarh |
233 |
268627 |
9345 |
29 |
40 |
1153 |
Chhattisgarh |
56512 |
5992197 |
260782 |
23 |
5 |
106 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
460 |
133358 |
4489 |
30 |
10 |
290 |
Delhi |
5619 |
4572107 |
151600 |
30 |
27 |
814 |
Goa |
1510 |
304982 |
13836 |
22 |
9 |
202 |
Gujarat |
53851 |
11542276 |
378118 |
31 |
7 |
214 |
Haryana |
23726 |
6035679 |
237594 |
25 |
10 |
254 |
Himachal Pradesh |
18028 |
1437022 |
100137 |
14 |
6 |
80 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
28805 |
2718644 |
167106 |
16 |
6 |
94 |
Jharkhand |
44855 |
7970750 |
210418 |
38 |
5 |
178 |
Karnataka |
76450 |
12092381 |
431386 |
28 |
6 |
158 |
Kerala |
16240 |
6423120 |
268473 |
24 |
17 |
396 |
Ladakh |
978 |
59788 |
6155 |
10 |
6 |
61 |
Lakshadweep |
38 |
13586 |
806 |
17 |
21 |
358 |
Madhya Pradesh |
125582 |
16169265 |
601208 |
27 |
5 |
129 |
Maharashtra |
109605 |
22586695 |
748589 |
30 |
7 |
206 |
Manipur |
4617 |
693194 |
42684 |
16 |
9 |
150 |
Meghalaya |
14600 |
1169720 |
55160 |
21 |
4 |
80 |
Mizoram |
3911 |
309904 |
23366 |
13 |
6 |
79 |
Nagaland |
2718 |
443796 |
31402 |
14 |
12 |
163 |
Odisha |
62291 |
7576893 |
331336 |
23 |
5 |
122 |
Puducherry |
736 |
255546 |
12355 |
21 |
17 |
347 |
Punjab |
27701 |
6147500 |
257134 |
24 |
9 |
222 |
Rajasthan |
106373 |
17667510 |
724525 |
24 |
7 |
166 |
Sikkim |
1259 |
135963 |
13613 |
10 |
11 |
108 |
Tamil Nadu |
58801 |
12830951 |
569920 |
23 |
10 |
218 |
Telangana |
43083 |
6915241 |
320894 |
22 |
7 |
161 |
Tripura |
4929 |
713862 |
36433 |
20 |
7 |
145 |
Uttar Pradesh |
258054 |
47181438 |
1507828 |
31 |
6 |
183 |
Uttarakhand |
22815 |
2449926 |
123212 |
20 |
5 |
107 |
West Bengal |
94744 |
18733367 |
581687 |
32 |
6 |
198 |
Source: Latest UDISE+ Report
Total Number of Schools in India 2022?
As of 2022, India is known to have a whopping total of 14,89,115 schools, yes, that’s more than 14 lakhs. These schools are divided into different types on the basis of the level of education, like primary, secondary, etc., and also on the basis of gender specifics, that is, girls-only schools, boys-only schools, and co-educational schools.
Here is a table depicting the increase in the number of schools in India in the past few years.
Year |
Total |
Total Primary |
Total Secondary |
Total Higher Secondary |
Number of Schools in India in 2014 |
15,18,160 |
12,89,958 |
1,41,941 |
86,261 |
Number of Schools in India in 2015 |
15,16,892 |
12,87,065 |
1,42,592 |
87,235 |
Number of Schools in India in 2016 |
15,22,346 |
12,86,803 |
1,43,196 |
92,347 |
Number of Schools in India in 2017 |
15,35,606 |
12,95,314 |
1,47,933 |
92,359 |
Number of Schools in India in 2018 |
15,58,903 |
12,69,236 |
1,64,403 |
1,25,314 |
Number of Schools in India in 2019 |
15,51,000 |
12,70,374 |
1,50,604 |
1,30,022 |
Number of Schools in India in 2020 |
15,07,708 |
12,22,485 |
1,51,489 |
1,33,734 |
Number of Schools in India in 2021 |
15,09,136 |
12,17,670 |
1,51,946 |
1,39,520 |
Number of Schools in India in 2022 | 14,08,115 | 11,96,265 | 1,50,452 | 1,42,398 |