Niti Aayog flags poor student retention, learning outcomes in report
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Niti Aayog released 'School Education System in India — Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement', a decadal analysis identifying a 'pyramid problem' in India's school structure
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India has 14.71 lakh schools and 24.69 crore students; while 7.3 lakh primary schools exist, the number drops steeply to 1.64 lakh at higher secondary level
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4 out of every 10 children who enter the school system drop out before completing higher secondary education — a severe retention crisis
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Only 5.4% of schools offer a continuous Grade 1–12 journey; structural fragmentation forces school changes, increasing dropout risk for students
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Despite near-universal primary enrolment, a persistent crisis in learning outcomes remains — students progress in grade but foundational literacy and numeracy skills remain weak
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Report recommends policy reforms including consolidation of school infrastructure, improvement in teacher quality, and targeted interventions to bridge the secondary-level retention gap
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The findings highlight the gap between access (quantitative expansion) and quality (learning outcomes) in India's education system — a critical GS2 governance issue
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