Higher education enrolment increased by 19 lakh in 2021-22 from previous session: govt. survey
The Hindu
Enrolment in higher education in India increases, with female enrolments in science stream surpassing male enrolments.
The total enrolment in higher education increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021-22 from 4.14 crore in the previous session, with female enrolments in the science stream outnumbering male enrolments, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22.
The survey released by the Ministry of Education on January 25 night pointed out that the overall female enrolment has increased to 2.07 crore in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21.
“The total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021-22 from 4.14 crore in 2020-21. There has been an increase of around 91 lakh in the enrolment from 3.42 crore in 2014-15,” the AISHE report said.
“The Female enrolment has increased to 2.07 crore in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21. There has been an increase of around 50 lakh in the female enrolment from 1.57 crore (32%) in 2014-15,” it said.
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The report also said that female Ph.D. enrolment has doubled to 0.99 lakh in 2021-22 from 0.48 lakh in 2014-15.
The annual increase in female Ph.D. enrolment for the period 2014-15 to 2021-22 is 10.4%, the report said.
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