STATEMENTS
Growth of Educational Institutions in India
during 1950-51 to 1991-92
Year Primary/ Middle/ High/He.Sec.
Jr.Basic Sr. Basic Schools @
Schools Schools
1. 2. 3. 4.
1950-51 209671 13596 7416
1951-52 215036 14576 8063
1952-53 222014 15340 8719
1953-54 239382 16252 9515
1954-55 263626 17318 10200
1955-56 278135 21730 10838
1956-57 287298 24486 11805
1957-58 298247 27015 12639
1958-59 301564 39597 14326
1959-60 319070 41921 15703
1960-61 330399 49663 17329
1961-62 351530 55915 19367
1962-63 366262 61377 21493
1963-64 377106 65588 23065
1964-65 385049 72153 25366
1965-66 391064 75798 27614
1966-67 396170 79616 30578
1967-68 399297 82924 31820
1968-69 400621 84246 33608
1969-70 403303 88113 35272
1970-71 408378 90621 37051
1971-72 417473 93665 38174
1972-73 431791 97623 39764
1973-74 437957 101917 45111
1974-75 450950 104545 42106
1975-76 454270 106571 43054
1976-77 457324 108602 44501
1977-78 462567 110036 45953
1978-79 472519 112801 47344
1979-80 482476 115117 49422
1980-81 494503 118555 51573
1981-82 503763 122377 53529
1982-83 511106 125446 56530
1983-84 516238 128358 58901
1984-85 521048 131249 62186
1985-86 528872 134846 65837
1986-87 530728 138030 68639
1987-88 539002 142565 71952
1988-89 542647 144715 72602
1989-90 548131 147159 74654
1990-91 560935 151456 79803
1991-92 566744 155926 82576
@ Includes Intermediate/Preuniversity/Junior
Colleges/Pre-degree Institutions
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STATEMENT-2
Growth of school Enrolment in India during 1950-51 to 1991-92
Year Primary Classes Middle Classes High/Hr.Sec.Classes
I-V VI-VIII IX-XII
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1950-51 13769855 5384602 19154457 2585741 534217 3119958 1252470 188784 1441254
28.11 17.12 13.10
1951-52 13791507 5507114 19298621 2979363 669096 3648459 1682595 264637 1947232
28.54 18.34 13.59
1952-53 14069797 5731727 19801524 3137576 713008 3850584 1799858 279290 2109148
28.95 118.52 13.24
1953-54 15006298 6199920 21206218 3365933 818881 4184814 1774743 314328 2089071
29.24 19.57 15.05
1954-55 15881641 6740376 22622017 3568398 891354 4459752 1924825 354027 2278852
29.80 19.99 15.54
1955-56 17024645 7486686 24511331 3830784 992560 4823344 1997289 402420 2399709
30.54 20.58 16.77
1956-57 18450435 8262090 26712525 3644338 992144 4636482 2027862 404913 2432775
30.93 21.40 16.64
1957-58 19404496 8765583 28170079 3835124 1093006 4928130 2168648 453530 2622178
31.12 22.18 17.30
1958-59 21014329 9742260 30756589 4199588 1241114 5440702 2347401 498924 2846325
31.68 22.81 17.53
1959-60 22295825 10523637 32819462 4621148 1431006 6052154 2486069 528639 3014708
32.07 21.64 17.54
1960-61 23592727 11401102 34993829 5074345 1630465 6704810 2721102 624095 3345197
32.58 21.32 18.66
1961-62 25983713 13118621 39102334 5616096 1865802 7481896 2971216 708397 3679613
31.55 24.94 19.25
1962-63 27636983 14234585 41871568 6109238 2111545 8220783 3274638 830215 4104853
31.00 25.69 20.23
1963-64 29120739 15428922 44549661 6684908 2356934 9041842 3545114 962300 4507414
34.63 26.07 21.35
1964-65 31052198 17166109 48218307 7179452 2614907 9794359 3960756 1139144 5099900
35.60 26.70 22.34
1965-66 32178011 18293211 50471222 7686032 2846272 10532304 4360761 1304978 5665739
36.24 27.02 23.03
1966-67 33159671 19104175 52263846 8096914 3098974 11195888 4734186 1440264 6174450
36.55 27.68 21.33
1967-68 33827382 19752501 53579883 8633060 3351440 11984500 4997669 1567405 6565074
36.87 27.96 23.87
1968-69 34156879 20211838 54368717 8988717 3547836 12536553 5291571 1709804 7001375
37.18 28.30 24.42
1969-70 34769097 2015889 55484986 9274554 3704198 12978752 5452684 1814163 7266847
37.34 28.54 21.96
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STATEMENT 2 (CONTD)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970-71 35739221 21306220 57045441 9425697 3889473 13315170 5670112 1930431 7600543
37.35 29.21 25.40
1971-72 36784828 22033816 58818644 9641134 4042531 13683665 5963796 2085504 8049300
37.46 29.54 25.91
1972-73 38821604 23579025 62400629 9954384 4302691 14257075 6168694 2173192 8341886
37.79 30.18 26.05
1973-74 39566466 24316413 63882879 10241834 4602987 14844821 6461470 2370483 8831953
38.36 31.01 26.84
1974-75 40266540 24589098 64855638 10582259 4784120 15366379 6450434 2444667 8895101
37.11 31.13 27.48
1975-76 40649037 25010985 65660022 10990007 5033785 16023792 6483906 2444828 8928734
38.09 31.41 27.38
1976-77 42689910 26370820 69060730 11370473 5316309 16686782 6648947 2530238 9179185
38.18 31.86 27.56
1977-78 41899252 25461736 67360988 11749283 5554691 17303974 6815708 2654190 9469898
37.80 32.10 28.03
1978-79 42572616 26387954 68960570 12247112 5930619 18177731 7116641 2841374 9958015
38.27 31.63 28.53
1979-80 0218753 27339336 71558089 13031477 6247425 19278902 7658159 3111425 10769584
38.21 32.41 28.89
1980-81 45286131 28488056 73774187 13933965 6790399 20724364 8391493 3479668 11871161
38.62 32.77 29.31
1981-82 46711178 29394730 76105908 14694510 7249678 21944188 8894024 3645677 12539701
38.62 33.04 29.07
1982-83 48571935 30935010 79506945 15663172 7967913 23631085 9770784 3977534 13748318
38.91 33.72 28.93
1983-84 50359270 32230920 82590190 166426112 8551897 25194509 10185747 4301049 14486796
39.03 33.94 29.69
1984-85 51921906 33733885 85655791 17216351 8999218 26215569 10807155 4669983 15477138
39.38 34.33 30.17
1985-86 52246774 35193740 87440514 17736098 9573757 27309855 11456807 5040718 16497525
40.25 35.06 30.55
1986-87 51683149 35446072 87129221 17870201 9620653 27490854 11433546 5218956 16652502
40.68 35.00 31.34
1987-88 5350812 36951776 90459897 18878240 10408708 29286948 10843090 4994190 15837280
40.85 35.54 31.53
1988-89 53835980 37435181 91271161 19267746 10682241 29949987 10943066 5311894 16254960
41.02 36.67 32.68
1989-90 54271681 38079377 92351058 19822671 11066150 30888821 11682734 5683443 17366177
41.23 35.83 32.73
1990-91 56954944 40420356 97375300 21487106 12538881 34025987 12780203 6277196 19057399
41.51 36.85 32.94
1991-92 58639486 42299716 100939202 22046624 13601007 35647631 13471810 6866376 20338186
41.91 38.15 33.76
1. Figures in paranthesis indicate percentage of girls enrolment to total enrolment.
2. High/Higher Secondary Enrolment Figures include
Intermediate and Pre- university (Old Pattern)
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STATEMENT-3
Table: Growth of Number of teachers in different types of Schools in India
from 1950-51 to 1991-92
Year Primary Middle High/Hr.
Schools Schools Sec.
including
Intermedia
Total Women Total Women Total Women
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1950-51 537918 82281 85496 12887 126504 19982
15.30 15.07 15.80
1951-52 567678 89164 90532 14068 139958 24034
15.71 15.54 17.17
1952-53 586712 99110 96992 15003 152341 25984
16.89 15.47 17.06
1953-54 623255 104907 97165 15498 165117 28300
16.83 15.95 17.14
1954-55 675801 113212 111749 17078 175986 31400
16.75 15.28 17.84
1955-56 691249 117067 151019 19251 189794 35085
16.93 12.74 17.42
1956-57 710139 121261 166563 31096 205617 39146
17.08 18.67 19.04
1957-58 729239 127169 185073 37019 221695 43203
17.44 20.00 19.49
1958-59 694784 117626 265681 59907 245555 49277
16.93 22.55 20.07
1959-60 731474 125184 292132 70024 267637 55312
17.11 23.97 20.67
1960-61 741515 126788 345228 83532 296305 62347
17.09 24.19 21.04
1961-62 794775 138820 382046 94251 330570 71281
17.47 24.67 21.56
1962-63 832996 147373 422293 108243 367778 79826
17.69 25.63 21.70
1963-64 881438 159591 450403 117331 401604 89011
18.11 26.05 22.16
1964-65 911437 172896 492504 129588 441852 100476
18.97 26.31 2.74
1965-66 944377 180315 527754 138529 479060 110703
19.09 26.24 23.10
1966-67 978519 193037 555569 148442 524619 122152
19.73 26.72 23.28
1967-68 998314 201249 570014 151251 559606 132349
20.16 26.53 23.65
1968-69 1005282 205273 595733 160672 581618 139263
20.42 26.97 23.94
1969-70 1030540 212964 615001 165967 605793 147248
20.67 26.99 24.31
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STATEMENT-3 (Contd.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1970-71 1059950 224610 637569 174506 629200 155424
21.19 27.37 24.70
1971-72 1097995 234040 665597 186258 657946 165551
21.32 27.98 25.16
1972-73 1150805 248247 692263 192796 684865 174000
21.57 27.85 25.41
1973-74 1195895 268303 728103 207985 749415 193029
22.44 28.57 25.76
1974-75 1231622 275999 758210 216615 739641 193352
22.41 28.57 26.14
1975-76 1247553 283242 777928 223885 758561 199994
22.70 28.80 26.40
1976-77 1258578 290521 793395 231025 791906 211873
23.08 29.12 26.75
1977-78 1267193 298733 806233 237149 809987 221416
23.57 29.41 27.34
1978-79 1296639 328147 825146 245419 830741 221821
25.31 29.74 26.70
1979-80 1328700 331089 835608 248360 883289 241183
24.92 29.72 27.31
1980-81 1363217 341942 851527 253336 926435 257402
25.08 29.75 27.78
1981-82 1394046 350848 863454 262091 961437 272948
25.17 30.35 28.39
1982-83 1423639 360677 882506 271110 1011451 290992
25.33 30.72 28.77
1983-84 1444582 371358 894785 278727 1046304 306278
25.71 31.15 29.27
1984-85 1485305 387412 927623 292924 1086589 321518
26.08 31.58 29.59
1985-86 1495812 401644 968348 305140 1131505 338802
26.85 31.51 29.94
1986-87 1511162 419660 996671 320888 1157188 350966
27.77 32.20 30.33
1987-88 1542844 442042 1030489 334518 1203011 367353
28.65 32.46 30.54
1988-89 1553579 446828 1038792 339608 1226089 378619
28.76 32.69 30.88
1989-90 1572903 458476 1046575 344750 1258044 393144
29.15 32.94 31.25
1990-91 1616020 472506 1072911 356480 1334745 417444
29.24 33.23 31.28
1991-92 1643701 491727 1079034 364880 1380574 449895
29.92 33.82 32.59
@Figures below the female enrolment depicts %age to the total
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STATEMENT 4
STUDENTS FLOW IN SCHOOL CLASSES (I TO X) AND RETENTION RATIO DURING PERIOD 1982-83 TO 1991-92
YEAR I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
1982-83 24979601
(100.00)
1983-84 25552180 17465661
(100.00) (69.92)
1984-85 23916348 20234611 16248180
(100.00) (79.19) (65.05)
1985-86 26030667 18305727 16599089 14421482
(100.00) (76.54) (64.96) (57.73)
1986-87 23422880 20409986 16612384 14281182 12402789
(100.00) (78.41) (69.46) (55.89) (49.65)
1987-88 24281805 21048937 17262074 14825709 13041372 11224547
(100.00) (86.68) (66.31) (61.99) (51.04) (46.22)
1988-89 25847370 19848007 17473606 14987438 13114740 11541411 9817420
(100.00) (81.74) (74.60) (57.98) (64.84) (44.70) (37.98)
1989-90 23592022 22018844 17831736 15394296 13514160 11862030 10058237 8968554
(100.00) (85.19) (73.44) (65.72) (51.92) (49.60) (39.36) (35.90)
1990-91 27061773 20999418 18866063 16151737 14296315 12913997 11125924 9986066 7867543
(100.00) (89.01) (72.99) (66.52) (61.04) (49.61) (46.52) (39.08) (31.50)
1991-92 27911679 21745863 19510171 16795321 14976168 13498586 11708680 10440365 8289665 6919375
(100.00) (88.36) (82.70) (64.98) (61.68) (57.63) (44.98) (43.65) (32.44) (27.70)
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STATEMENT NO. 5
GROSS ENROLMENT RATIOS AT SCHOOL STAGES (1950-51 TO 1991-92)
YEAR PRIMARY- I TO V MIDDLE- VI TO VIII HIGH/HR.SEC/SR SECONDARY
(6-11 YRS.) 1-14 YEARS) IX TO XII (14-17 YEARS)
BOYS GIRLS TOTAL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL BOYS GIRLS TOTAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1950-51 60.6 24.8 42.6 20.6 4.6 12.7 N.A. N.A. N.A.
1955-56 68.2 31.0 50.0 24.6 6.6 15.9 N.A. N.A. N.A.
1960-61 82.6 41.4 62.4 33.2 11.3 22.5 16.7 4.1 10.6
1961-62 87.4 47.0 67.8 38.7 13.5 26.4 19.6 5.0 12.5
1962-63 90.8 49.8 70.9 42.1 15.2 29.0 21.2 5.8 13.7
1963-64 92.6 50.8 72.0 40.4 14.9 27.9 20.7 6.7 13.0
1964-65 95.7 54.7 75.5 42.3 16.1 29.4 22.7 7.0 15.0
1965-66 96.3 56.5 76.7 44.2 17.0 30.8 24.3 7.7 16.2
1966-67 96.3 57.6 77.4 45.1 17.9 31.7 25.5 8.3 17.1
1967-68 96.3 59.2 78.2 46.5 18.8 33.0 26.2 8.8 17.7
1968-69 95.6 59.6 78.1 47.0 19.4 33.5 26.9 9.3 18.3
1969-70 95.1 60.0 78.1 47.0 19.6 33.6 26.7 9.5 18.3
1970-71 95.5 60.5 78.6 46.3 19.9 33.4 26 8 10.2 19.0
1971-72 96.7 61.7 79.8 46.3 20.4 33.7 26.7 10.2 18.6
1972-73 100.4 65.1 83.3 46.8 21.4 34.4 26.7 10.3 18.7
1973-74 96.3 62.9 80.1 45.9 22.1 34.3 28.5 11.3 20.2
1974-75 101.0 65.9 84.0 47.7 23.0 35 8 26.2 10.9 18.7
1975-76 100.4 66.1 83.8 48.6 23.9 36.7 25.6 10.5 18.3
1976-77 99.3 64.7 82.5 47.8 24.0 36.3 25.1 10.7 18.2
1977-78 97.4 62.6 80.5 48.6 24.4 36.9 25.2 11.0 18.3
1978-79 97.9 64.3 81.6 49.9 25.5 38.0 25.6 11 6 18.8
1972-80 99.3 65.0 82.7 52.0 26.4 39.6 29.9 13.3 21.9
1980-81 95.8 64.1 80.5 54.3 28.6 41.9 23.1 11.1 17.3
1981-82 98.9 66.2 83.0 56.0 29.7 43.3 24.1 11.3 18.0
1982-83 103.0 69.6 86.8 58.3 31.8 45.5 25.1 11.6 18.6
1983-84 106.9 72.6 90.2 60.6 33.2 47.3 25.4 12.1 19.0
1984-85 110.3 76.0 93.6 61.3 34.0 48.1 31.7 14.7 23.5
1985-86 111.1 79.2 95.6 61.8 35.3 49.0 32.7 15.4 24.4
1986-87 110.0 79.8 95.3 61.0 34.7 48.2 30.8 15.5 24.0
1987-88 114.0 83.2 99.0 63.1 36.6 50.2 29.4 14.5 22.2
1988-89 109.2 80.3 95.1 61.4 35.8 48.9 28.4 15.3 22.1
1989-90 109.7 81.3 96.0 72.0 42.1 57.4 31.2 16.3 24.0
1990-91 113.9 85.5 100.1 76.6 47.0 62.1 33.9 10.3 19.3
1991-92 112.8 86.9 100.2 75.1 49.6 62.8 28.6 15.7 22.4
Note: Gross Enrolment Ratio is defined as Percentage ratio of the
Enrolment in Classes I-V, VI-VIII & IX-XII to the corresponding
age group population of 6-11, 11-14 & 14-18 Years respectively
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