Odisha sees decline in schools & enrolment despite national rise in teacher strength: UDISE+ 2024-25

The number of teachers across the country has crossed the one crore mark, according to the latest Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+ 2024-25) report released by the Ministry of Education. 

The report highlights that the teacher strength, which stood at 94.8 lakh in 2022-23, has now touched one crore, showing significant improvement in the student-teacher ratio.

As per the findings, India currently has 1.5 million schools and around 9.6 million teachers. The report also points out that student drop-out rates have declined across schools.

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The increase in teacher numbers is a critical step toward improving student-teacher ratios, ensuring quality education, and addressing regional disparities in teacher availability. The numbers are steadily increasing since 2022-23 and the reporting year. There is a rise of 6.7% number of teachers during the reporting year as compared to 2022-23.

However in Odisha, the total number of schools has reduced by 128, bringing the tally down to 61,565 schools, with an enrolment of 76,44,052 students. The report notes that student enrolment has decreased in 2024-25 compared to 2023-24.