03rd January 2025 (12 Topics)
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India's Education Infrastructure Gaps
Context
The Union Education Ministry’s data reveals that many schools in India still lack important infrastructure and facilities, affecting education quality.
Key-findings:
- Access to Technology: Only 57.2% of schools have functional computers. 53.9% have access to the internet, indicating that many schools still lack digital tools for modern education.
- Basic Amenities vs Specialized Facilities: Over 90% of schools have basic amenities like electricity and gender-specific toilets.
- However, facilities like functional desktops, internet, and accessibility features (such as ramps for disabled students) are limited:
- Only 52.35% of schools have ramps for accessibility, highlighting gaps in infrastructure for differently-abled students.
- Student Enrollment: The total student enrollment decreased by 37 lakh, from 25.17 crore in 2022-23 to 24.8 crore in 2023-24.
- The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), which shows the percentage of students enrolled at each education level, highlights disparities:
- Preparatory level (early education): 5% GER, showing good enrollment.
- Foundational level (primary education):5% GER, showing a large drop in enrollment.
- Middle and secondary education: 89.5% and 66.5% GER, respectively, indicating fewer students enrolled at these stages.
- Dropout Rates: The dropout rates have risen sharply:
- 2% dropout rate in middle school.
- 9% dropout rate in secondary school.
- This indicates that a significant number of students are leaving school before completing their education.
- The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), which shows the percentage of students enrolled at each education level, highlights disparities:
- Challenges Despite NEP, 2020: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aims to improve access, equity, and quality of education, but infrastructure gaps like the lack of digital tools and accessibility features remain major challenges.
- The education ministry officials highlight that optimizing resources and addressing these infrastructure gaps is crucial to meet the education targets for 2030.
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