Education, human capital foundational pillars for development: Eco Survey

Education and human capital development are among the foundational pillars of development of India and the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) is built upon this principle, said the Economic Survey 2025.

- Statesman News Service

The survey highlighted that India's school education system serves 24.8 crore students across 14.72 lakh schools with 98 lakh teachers.

Government schools comprise 69 per cent of the total, enrolling 50 per cent of students and employing 51 per cent of teachers, while private schools account for 22.5 per cent, enrolling 32.6 per cent of students and employing 38 per cent of teachers, the survey said.

The survey further said that the school dropout rates have steadily declined in recent years, standing at 1.9 per cent for primary, 5.2 per cent for upper primary, and 14.1 per cent for secondary levels.