Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20
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 Education, Human Resources

What we discuss under Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 ?

1. About the facts
2. Highlights of Report

Why in News ?

Union Education Minister released the Report on Unified Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 for School Education in India.

Key Facts

• As per the UDISE+ report 2019-20, Gross Enrolment Ratio at all levels of school education has improved in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19.

  

• Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) has improved at all levels of school education.
• The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed in the year 2018-19 to overcome the issues related to manual data filling in paper format and subsequent feeding at the block or district level, which was in practice in the UDISE data collection system from 2012-13.
• The present publication relates to UDISE+ data for the reference year 2019-20.
• According to the report, in 2019-20, enrolment of girls from primary to higher secondary is more than 12.08 crore. 
  • This is a substantial increase by 14.08 lakh compared to 2018-19.
• The UDISE+ report shows a remarkable improvement in the number of schools with functional electricity with functional computers internet facility in 2019-20 over the previous year.
• Between 2012-13 and 2019-20 the Gender Parity Index (GPI) at both Secondary and Higher Secondary levels have improved.
• In year 2019-20, more than 90% schools in India had hand wash facility as compared to only 36.3% in 2012-13.

Highlights of Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20

• Gross Enrolment Ratio
  • Total students in school education from pre-primary to higher secondary have crossed 26.45 crore.
  • This is higher by 42.3 lakh compared to 2018-19.
  • At all levels of school education has improved in 2019-20 compared to 2018-19.
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio
    • Increased to 89.7% (from 87.7%) at Upper Primary level
    • 97.8% (from 96.1%) at Elementary Level
    • 77.9% (from 76.9%) at Secondary Level
    • 51.4% (from 50.1%) at Higher Secondary Level
• Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR)
  • 96.87 lakh teachers have been engaged in school education.
  • This is higher by about 2.57 lakh compared to 2018-19.
  • Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR)
    • PTR for primary has become 26.5
    • PTR for upper primary
    • Secondary has become 18.5
    • PTR for higher secondary has become 26.1.
• Enrolment of Divyang students
  • Enrolment of Divyang students has increased by 6.52% over 2018-19.
• Enrolment of girls
  • Primary to higher secondary is more than 12.08 crore.
  • This is an increase by 14.08 lakh compared to 2018-19.
  • Gross Enrolment Ratio of girls has increased to
    • 90.5% (from 88.5%) at Upper Primary level
    • 98.7% (from 96.7%) at Elementary Level
    • 77.8% (from 76.9%) at Secondary Level
    • 52.4% (from 50.8%) at Higher Secondary Level
• Gender Parity Index (GPI)
  • At both Secondary and Higher Secondary levels have improved.
  • Improvement of GPI has been most pronounced at the higher secondary level, which has gone up to 1.04 in 2019-20 from 0.97 in 2012-13.
• Electricity
  • More than 80% schools in India in 2019-20 had functional electricity.
  • This is an improvement by more than 6% over the previous year 2018-19.
  • In 2012-13, about 54.6% schools had electricity.
• Digital Connectivity
  • Number of schools having functional computers increased to 5.2 lakh in 2019-20 from 4.7 lakh in 2018-19.
  • Number of schools having internet facility increased to 3.36 lakh in 2019-20 from 2.9 lakh in 2018-19.
• Schools conducted medical checkups
  • More than 82% schools conducted medical check-up of students in 2019-20.
  • It is an increase by more than 4% compared to previous year 2018-19.
  • In 2012-13, about 61.1% schools conducted medical checkups.
• Library/reading room/ reading corner
  • More than 84% schools in India had a library/reading room/ reading corner in 2019-20.
  • It shows an improvement of nearly 4% compared to the previous year.
  • In 2012-13, about 69.2% schools had library/ reading room/ reading corner.

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