UDISE+ Report

Current Context: The Union Education Ministry released a detailed report on the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2021-22 on school education in India.

• Class-wise findings of the report:

1. 94.95 lakh students joined pre-primary classes in 2021-22, as compared to 1.06 crore children enrolled in 2020-21, registering a drop of 10%.
2. Enrolment in primary classes also witnessed a drop for the first time, falling to 12.18 lakh in 2021-22 from 12.20 lakh in 2020-21.
3. Enrolment of students to higher secondary classes saw an increase of 19 lakhs to 25.57 crores in 2021-22 from 25.38 crores in 2020-21.

• Category-wise findings of the report:

1. Schedule Caste (SC) enrolment increased from 4.78 Crore in 2020-21 to 4.82 Crore in 2021-22.
2. Schedule Tribe (ST) enrolment increased from 2.49 Crore in 2020-21 to 2.51 Crore in 2021-22.
3. Other Backward Class (OBC) enrolment increased from 11.35 Crore in 2020-21 to 11.48 Crore in 2021-22.

• Other findings of the report:

1. The number of teachers in schools declined from 96.96 lakh in 2020-21 to 95.07 lakh in 2021-22.
2. The Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for primary, secondary, and higher secondary classes increased.
3. 44.75% of schools were equipped with computer facilities and 33.90% of schools have internet access.

• The UDISE+ is a system of online data collection from the schools that was developed by the Department of School Education & Literacy in the year 2018-19.

Question:

Q.1 According to the recently released UDISE+ Report, which of the following classes saw an INCREASE in the enrolment of students?
a. Pre-primary
b. Primary
c. Higher-Secondary
d. None