6,500 schools shut in one yearMore than 6,500 primary and secondary schools were de-registered in the last one year for failing to comply with Ministry of Education requirements. Another 1,665 public primary schools were closed down, according to the Economic Survey data released this week. However, according to the data, the number of pre-primary schools increased to 46,530 last year, from 42,317 before that. Enrollment in public and private secondary schools increased to 3.3 million last year from 2.9 million in 2018. This was attributed to the government policy of 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary schools.

Source: Standard Digital April 30, 2020 06:00 UTC