UDISE+ Report

02.09.2025

UDISE+ Report

Context

The UDISE+ 2024–25 report, released by the Ministry of Education, highlights persistent gaps in school infrastructure, digital access, teacher availability, and health facilities across India, emphasizing challenges to inclusive and quality education.

About UDISE+ 2024–25

Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) is an annual national database covering school education from Grades I–XII. It collects data on:

• Infrastructure and facilities
   
• Enrolment and student demographics
   
• Teacher strength and training
   
• Digital readiness and ICT access
   
• Health and sanitation facilities
   
• Learning environment in government, aided, and private schools
   

Key Trends (2024–25)

Digital Divide

• 65% of schools have computers; only 58% functional
   
• Internet access: 63% overall; government schools 58.6%, private schools 77.1%
   

Infrastructure

• Toilets: 98.6%
   
• Hand-wash stations: 95.9%
   
• Drinking water: 99%
   
• Over 25,000 schools lack functional electricity
   

Enrolment Concerns

• 5.1% of schools have fewer than 10 students
   
• Zero-enrolment schools prominent in:
   
  • Ladakh: 32.2%
     
  • Arunachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand: 22%
     

Teacher Shortages

• Primary level PTR acceptable at 20:1
   
• Higher classes show shortages:
   
  • Jharkhand: 47:1
     
  • Maharashtra & Odisha: 37:1
     
• RTE norm: 30:1; NEP recommendation: 20–25:1
   

Teacher Training

• National average: ~91% trained
   
• Lowest coverage: Meghalaya (Primary 72%, Upper-primary 80%)
   

Regional Variation

• South (Kerala, Tamil Nadu): near universal coverage of toilets and internet
   
• Eastern & NE states lag: West Bengal (18.6% internet), Meghalaya (26.4%)
   

Health Support

• Medical check-ups in 75.5% schools
   
• Low coverage: Bihar (32.7%), Nagaland (44.9%)
   

Conclusion

The UDISE+ 2024–25 report underscores that while India has made significant progress in school infrastructure and enrolment, critical regional disparities, digital gaps, and teacher shortages persist. Targeted interventions are essential to ensure equitable and quality education for all children.