The number of government schools has decreased in the country, know which state has the highest number of government schools closed

According to the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE Report 2018-19) plus data, the number of government schools in the country has decreased over the years. While the number of private schools in India has increased. At the same time, the shocking fact is that during the epidemic, a large number of students have been admitted in government schools. Due to financial problems, many parents have taken their children out of private schools and put them in government schools. Even then, more than 50 thousand government schools have been closed in the country. This has come out in the UDISE report for the year 2018-19.

What is UDISE –

Let us tell you that UDISE is a unit of the School Education Department which provides data related to schools every year. According to its report, the number of government schools was 10,83,678 in the year 2018-19, which has come down to 10,32,570 in the year 2019-20. About 51 thousand government schools have been closed during this period.

Most government schools closed in this state –

According to the UDISE report, the maximum number of government schools have been closed in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In UP, where the number of government schools was 1,63,142 in September 2018, this number decreased to 1,370,68 in September 2020.

Number of private schools increased in these states –

According to the UDISE report, Bihar and Bengal emerged as the two states that saw an increase in the number of private schools in the past. More private schools have opened in these states than before.