Economic Survey Report: Even though the number of private schools is increasing in big cities like Delhi, Noida, and Bengaluru, people's trust is increasing towards government schools in rural areas. According to the data of the Economic Survey, 70 percent of the schools in the country are still government, in which 50 percent of the total students receive education.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the data of Economic Survey 2024-25 in Parliament. It states that under the school education system, 98 lakh teachers provide education to 24.8 crore students in 14.72 lakh schools in the country. The data shows that 69 percent of schools are government schools, in which 50 percent of students are enrolled and 51 percent of teachers are working. At the same time, 32.6 percent of students are enrolled in 22.5 percent of private schools where 38 percent of teachers are working.

The target of 100% enrollment by 2030

The Economic Survey report states that the goal of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is to achieve a 100 percent gross enrollment ratio (GER) of students in schools by 2030. The report states that the GER is 93% at the primary level. This ratio is 77.4% at the secondary level and 56.2 percent at the higher secondary level. Continuous efforts are being made to eliminate this gap. The report says that the number of students leaving school education incomplete has declined in recent years. At the primary level, 1.9 percent of students left schooling incomplete. It is 5.2 percent at the upper primary level and 14.1 percent at the secondary level.

The number of schools with computer facilities also increased.

The UDISE 2023-24 report states that the number of schools with computer facilities in the country has also increased. It has increased from 38.5 percent in 2019-20 to 57.2 percent. Along with this, the number of schools with internet facilities has also increased, which has increased from 22.3 percent in 2019-20 to 53.9. According to the Economic Survey, efforts are being made to achieve the objectives of NEP 2020 through the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and initiatives like 'Nishtha', 'Vidya Pravesh', 'District Institute of Education and Training (DIET)', 'Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)' started under it.