Increasing Student Enrolment: Advancing Equity and Inclusion Higher education enrolment in India has risen steadily over the past decade, growing 31.5% from 3.42 crore students in 2014–15 to 4.50 crore in 2023–24.
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India's Higher Education Sector
Building India’s Knowledge Ecosystem: A Decade of Progress Higher education is a cornerstone of India’s journey towards a knowledge-based economy and a key pillar of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 .
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It grew by 42.2%, rising from 1.57 crore in 2014–15 to 2.24 crore in 2023–24, outpacing the growth in total enrolment during the decade.
Higher education out-turn increased from 88.28 lakh in 2014–15 to over 1.09 crore in 2023–24 a 24.06% increase.
Total enrolments increased from 91.5 lakh in 2014–15 to 1.02 crore in 2023–24, representing an overall increase of approximately 11.5% over the period.
Faculty Growth in Higher Education The number of teachers in higher education increased from 14.73 lakh in 2014–15 to 17.32 lakh in 2023–24, representing an overall increase of 2.59 lakh teachers, or approximately 17.6% growth during the period.
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