Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Average Enrolment
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## Average Enrolment

2252. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), determining the number of students enrolled at different grade levels for grades 6-8 was 90.9 per cent, while for grades 9-10 and 11-12 it came down to 70.3 per cent and 52.5 per cent respectively for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021;
- (b) if so, is it also a fact that the last five years average enrollment in 6-11 years age group of general students was 109.4 per cent and stood 11.4 per cent during the age at  18-24  years  and  for  backward  classes  which  reflected as  118.4  per  cent  for  6-11 years age groups now came down to 8.4 per cent for students aged between 18-24 therein; and
- (c) if so, the action taken by the Government to educate more children of the country upto higher studies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a): As per Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for Primary (1 to 5), Upper Primary (6 to 8), Secondary (9-10) and Higher Secondary (11-12) levels are 102.7, 89.7, 77.9 and 51.4 respectively.

(b): The GER for last five years, i.e., for 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 201920 at Primary ( 1 to 5), Upper Primary (6 to 8), Secondary (9-10) and Higher Secondary (11-12)    levels  of  school  education  and  for  Higher  Education,  for  overall,  scheduled castes and scheduled tribes is given at Annexure -I.

(c):  Government  of  India  launched  Samagra  Shiksha  -  an  Integrated  Scheme  for school  education,  w.e.f.  2018-19,  as  an  overarching  programme  for  the  school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

The scheme focuses on identifying out of school children and their mainstreaming by providing  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  various  activities  to  reduce dropouts at secondary level, which include opening/ strengthening of new schools up to senior secondary level, strengthening school infrastructure, setting up, up-gradation and running  of  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalayas  (KGBV)  upto  class  12,  setting  up  of residential  schools/  hostels  named  Netaji  Subhas  Chandra  Bose Avasiya  Vidyalayas, transport allowance, undertaking enrolment drives, seasonal hostels/ residential camps, provision of vocational education and ICT facilities in schools, financial assistance for aids and appliances for children with special needs, etc.

In  order  to  increase  the  enrolment  in  higher  educational  institution,  various  measures have  been  taken  by  Government  which  includes  issuing  of  new  UGC  regulation  for Open and Distance Learning that allows entry of reputed institutions to offer education on the distance mode, using of ICT technology -SWAYAM portal to reach out to people and allow them to secure good quality education, encouraging opening of institution by State  Governments  through  the  Rashtriya  Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA)  which saims  to  achieve  equity,  access  and  excellence  in  higher  education.  The  scheme supports components such as upgrading autonomous college to universities, clustering colleges to establish a university, setting up of new professional colleges in un-served and  undeserved  areas  as  well  as  providing  infrastructure  grants  to  universities  and colleges to scale up capacity. Scholarship programmes are offered to supplement the cost  of  education.  Moreover,  Higher  Education  Financing  Agency  (HEFA)  has  been established under the Companies Act, 2013 to leverage funds from market to finance improvement in infrastructure in top institutions of education.

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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE REGARDING 'Average Enrolment '.

## Gross Enrolment Ratio for last Five Years

| Overall          | Overall          | Overall                | Overall             | Overall                     | Overall          |
|------------------|------------------|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| Year             | Primary (1 to 5) | Upper Primary (6 to 8) | Secondary (9 to 10) | Higher Secondary (11 to 12) | Higher Education |
| 2019-20          | 102.7            | 89.7                   | 77.9                | 51.4                        | 27.1             |
| 2018-19          | 101.3            | 87.7                   | 76.9                | 50.1                        | 26.3             |
| 2017-18          | 102.8            | 88.3                   | 76.5                | 48.1                        | 25.8             |
| 2016-17          | 10.3.1           | 88.1                   | 76.4                | 43.7                        | 25.2             |
| 2015-16          | 106.9            | 89.4                   | 77.2                | 48.3                        | 24.5             |
| Scheduled Castes | Scheduled Castes | Scheduled Castes       | Scheduled Castes    | Scheduled Castes            | Scheduled Castes |
| Year             | Primary (1 to 5) | Upper Primary (6 to 8) | Secondary (9 to 10) | Higher Secondary (11 to 12) | Higher Education |
| 2019-20          | 113.1            | 97.1                   | 83.0                | 52.9                        | 23.4             |
| 2018-19          | 111.5            | 95.2                   | 82.7                | 51.3                        | 23.0             |
| 2017-18          | 113.8            | 96.6                   | 82.2                | 49.1                        | 21.8             |
| 2016-17          | 116.4            | 96.8                   | 82.5                | 44.7                        | 21.1             |
| 2015-16          | 121.6            | 100.0                  | 83.7                | 49.7                        | 19.9             |
| Scheduled Tribes | Scheduled Tribes | Scheduled Tribes       | Scheduled Tribes    | Scheduled Tribes            | Scheduled Tribes |
| Year             | Primary (1 to 5) | Upper Primary (6 to 8) | Secondary (9 to 10) | Higher Secondary (11 to 12) | Higher Education |
| 2019-20          | 107.1            | 93.5                   | 76.7                | 42.9                        | 18.0             |
| 2018-19          | 106.7            | 92.9                   | 75.4                | 42.2                        | 17.2             |
| 2017-18          | 107.8            | 93.7                   | 73.1                | 39.4                        | 15.9             |
| 2016-17          | 107.1            | 91.2                   | 69.6                | 34.2                        | 15.4             |
| 2015-16          | 111.5            | 91.6                   | 70.7                | 37.3                        | 14.2             |

Source:- Unified District Information System for Education Plus  (UDISE+) 2019-20

All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20