As of the financial year 2024, India had around *** million schools. There was a decrease of over ****** schools from the financial year 2022 to 2024.

This dataset contains the details about the cumulative number of schools in India and also by the type of school management such as Government, Private, Government Aided and others.

During the financial year 2024, India had over *** million school students. The highest number of students were enrolled in elementary schools and the lowest in higher secondary school.

India Number of Schools: Secondary School data was reported at 252,176.000 Unit in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 244,653.000 Unit for 2014. India Number of Schools: Secondary School data is updated yearly, averaging 114,629.000 Unit from Sep 1950 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 252,176.000 Unit in 2015 and a record low of 7,416.000 Unit in 1950. India Number of Schools: Secondary School data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDC001: Number of Schools: Secondary School.

The data shows the year-wise number of institutions and schools for higher education and school education for different levels of education.

Note: 1. Data for Higher Education is till 2021-22 only. 2. No. of Colleges (2000-01 to 2009-10) includes stand alone Institutions like Polytechnics. 3. Total of all schools includes schools from Class I to Class XII for General Education Only (Pre-Primary and other Technical/Vocational Schools not included).
4. Stand Alone Institutions includes: Polytechnics, PGDM, Nursing, Teacher Training and Institutes under Ministries. 5. Data for universities and colleges only till 2020-21. 6. In a few states such as Odisha higher secondary is part of higher education which may not have been covered under U-DISE.

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in India was reported at 45.12 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In the AY 2021, around 157.8 thousand students were enrolled in private schools dropping from 298.3 thousand in the previous year. On the contrary, the number of enrolled students in government schools did not drop significantly with the value decreasing from 217.8 thousand to 199.5 thousand during the same time period.

As of 2018, in India, the number of enrolled students in government schools in India was *** million while the privately managed schools had *** million enrolled students. The Indian schooling system is one of the largest in the world and caters to over *** million students.

India Number of Schools: Primary School data was reported at 840,546.000 Unit in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 847,118.000 Unit for 2014. India Number of Schools: Primary School data is updated yearly, averaging 632,737.500 Unit from Sep 1950 (Median) to 2015, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 858,916.000 Unit in 2013 and a record low of 209,671.000 Unit in 1950. India Number of Schools: Primary School data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDB001: Number of Schools: Primary School.

Out of a total 1.5 million educational institutions in India as of 2016, about 840 thousand recognized schools provided education for primary level. Primary education is for children between six and fourteen years in India, made mandatory by Indian law.

In 2019, the average number of teachers per grade in government schools across India, with over *** students was ***. Similarly, private unaided schools with a student size of over *** students had an average of *** teachers per grade.

India Number of Students: Primary School data was reported at 129,122,784.000 Person in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 130,501,135.000 Person for 2014. India Number of Students: Primary School data is updated yearly, averaging 131,625,278.500 Person from Sep 2000 (Median) to 2015, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 139,869,904.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 113,800,000.000 Person in 2000. India Number of Students: Primary School data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Higher Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDB003: Number of Students: Primary School.

Number of Schools: Secondary School: Delhi data was reported at 2,061.000 Unit in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,046.000 Unit for 2014. Number of Schools: Secondary School: Delhi data is updated yearly, averaging 1,768.000 Unit from Sep 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,061.000 Unit in 2015 and a record low of 1,578.000 Unit in 2001. Number of Schools: Secondary School: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDC001: Number of Schools: Secondary School.

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in India was reported at 78.75 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Number of Schools: Secondary School: Senior: Punjab data was reported at 4,553.000 Unit in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,364.000 Unit for 2014. Number of Schools: Secondary School: Senior: Punjab data is updated yearly, averaging 2,380.000 Unit from Sep 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,553.000 Unit in 2015 and a record low of 1,674.000 Unit in 2001. Number of Schools: Secondary School: Senior: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDC003: Number of Schools: Secondary School: Senior.

In 2019, there were *** schools with international curriculum in India. This has increased from *** schools in 2012.

This dataset contains the details of enrolment in India by type of school management such as Government, Government Aided, Private unaided, and others.

Note: Values indicate the total enrolment from Primary/ Pre-Primary (Wherever data was available) till Higher Secondary.

Number of Schools: Primary School: Punjab data was reported at 14,371.000 Unit in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14,641.000 Unit for 2014. Number of Schools: Primary School: Punjab data is updated yearly, averaging 13,950.000 Unit from Sep 2001 (Median) to 2015, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,954.000 Unit in 2009 and a record low of 13,074.000 Unit in 2001. Number of Schools: Primary School: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDB001: Number of Schools: Primary School.

As of April 2021, just over ** percent of children aged *** to ** in urban India attended school. In comparison, a lower share of children in the same age group residing in rural India attended school, representing approximately only **** percent.

As per the results of a survey conducted in 2024 about the share of children enrolled in schools across rural in India, ** percent of five-year-old children were enrolled in Anganwadis. These are rural day-care centers run by the government that ensure basic care including food is provided to children. Anganwadi literally means courtyard shelter in Hindi.