The variety of kids in LP courses in authorities, aided, and unaided colleges declined from 12,50,184 in 2024-25 to 11,87,517 in 2025-26. This is greater than the decline of 58,231 from 2023-24 (when 13,08,415 college students had been learning in LP courses) to 2024-25 (12,50,184 ), however lower than the decline of 64,651 from 13,73,066 in 2022-23 to 13,08,415 in 2023-24, in response to information tabled within the Assembly on Wednesday.
The greatest decline was of over 1.45 lakh college students from 2011-12 when 14,30,322 decrease major college students had been enrolled to 12,84,361 within the 12 months 2012-13.
After an enchancment in 2015-16, enrolments stored going as much as attain a excessive of 14,18,079 in 2021-22, the primary time it had crossed the 14-lakh mark since 2011-12. In truth, the enrolment rose by 60,472 from 13,57,607 in 2020-21 (throughout COVID-19) to 14,18,079 in 2021-22.
However, the graph has dipped steadily since then, although Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty’s reply to a starred query by Okay.J. Maxy, D.Okay. Murali, P.T.A. Rahim, and G. Stephen within the Assembly on Wednesday noticed that the first faculty enrolment has been rising since 2016-17 and that it had not proven any important variation within the pre-COVID and post-COVID years.
The division attributes the decline in enrolments to the falling delivery fee. The delivery fee in 2006 was 16.63. By 2020, it had declined to 12.77, in response to the Minister’s reply.
The decline in major enrolment owing to altering demographics is nothing new although. According to the Economic Review 1990, decrease major enrolment was 25.27 lakh in 1989-90 whereas the overall faculty enrolment was 58.83 lakh. By 1999-2000, major faculty enrolment had dipped to 19.32 lakh, whereas the overall enrolment was 52.49 lakh.
Plus One
The Minister’s reply additionally mentioned that Plus One larger secondary enrolment up to now 10 years had elevated. However, the numbers tabled present a declining development – from 4.49 lakh admissions to Plus One in 2016 to 4.13 lakh by 2025.
The variety of these discontinuing the course, nonetheless, has proven a rise. While there have been 233 dropouts in 2016, it elevated to 888 in 2022, 1,148 in 2024 (enrolment 4.14 lakh), and 825 in 2025. The proportion enhance was 0.000518 in 2016 to 0.001995 in 2025.
The causes cited for this embrace shifting from Plus One to another vocational or technical course that too has SSLC because the minimal requirement. Transfers and different causes are additionally quoted within the reply.
Published – October 08, 2025 07:37 pm IST
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