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There were 47 schools successful Kerala with zero enrolments during the 2024-25 world year, according to Union authorities data. There were 19 teachers successful these schools.
However, nary of them are authorities schools, clarifies the Samagra Shiksha Kerala. The 47 schools see some aided and unaided schools.
Some aided schools person seen their enrolment driblet to zero these past fewer years. However, they person not reported that they are closing down. Their students person moved to different schools nearby. In mentation though, those schools exist, accidental officials.
As galore arsenic 1.7% of Kerala schools person less than 10 students, according to Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) information for 2024-25.
Data besides amusement that 3.1% of the schools person betwixt 11 and 20 students, 3.8% betwixt 21 and 30 students, 4.5% betwixt 31 and 40, and 4.4% betwixt 41 and 50 students.
104 schools successful 2023-24
There were 104 schools with zero enrolments successful the 2023-24 world session, according to UDISE+ data.
However, according to a reply by Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty to a question by the Opposition successful the precocious concluded league of the Assembly, the authorities is collecting details of authorities and aided schools that person closed down successful the State since 2021. Details of authorities and aided schools that person less than 50 students are besides being gathered.
According to the Economic Review 2024, the full fig of schools with an mean spot of less than 25 students was 1,197 successful 2024-25. Of these, 452 schools were successful the authorities assemblage and 745 successful the aided sector. There were 34 authorities little superior schools with an mean fig of students of less than 10, portion the fig of schools successful this class was 160 successful aided sector.
Highest successful Pathanamthitta
The highest fig of schools with less fig of students was successful Pathanamthitta (216), followed by Kottayam (168) and Kannur (148).
The Economic Review adds that among authorities schools with less fig of students, the bulk (91.4%) were little superior schools. In the aided assemblage too, 86.6% of schools with less students were little superior institutions.
In 2023-24, the full fig of schools with mean spot of little than 25 students was 961. Of these, 379 were successful the authorities assemblage and 582 were aided institutions, according to the Economic Review.
Nationwide figures
Nearly 8,000 schools crossed the state person seen zero enrolments successful the 2024-25 session. West Bengal accounted for 3,812 of these schools, followed by Telangana with 2,245 schools. However, 15 States and Union Territories person nary schools with zero enrolments, according to UDISE+ data.
