{
  "id": "edu-dropout-051",
  "question": "What share of secondary school students drop out?",
  "topic": "Education",
  "unit": "%",
  "decimals": 1,
  "measures": "Dropout rate at the secondary stage (classes 9 to 12, the NEP 2020 school structure), boys and girls together, from UDISE+. UDISE+ has collected student-wise data since 2022-23; the ministry says figures from 2022-23 on are comparable with each other but not with reports up to 2021-22, so earlier years are not shown.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "Ministry of Education, UDISE+ 2025-26 (NEP structure)",
    "url": "https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282141",
    "table": "UDISE+ 2025-26 press release table (Dropout Rate, Secondary); each year checked against its UDISE+ NEP-structure report, Table 6.11, India row",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-07-07",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-18",
  "nextDueBy": null,
  "processing": "Copied as published.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy",
    "survey": "Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2025-26",
    "frequency": "Annual, by academic year (reference date 31 March)",
    "measures": "Dropout rate at the secondary stage (classes 9 to 12), boys and girls together",
    "notes": [
      "UDISE+ has collected student-wise data since 2022-23; the ministry says figures from 2022-23 on are not comparable with reports up to 2021-22.",
      "Reported in the NEP 2020 school structure (5+3+3+4): the secondary stage is classes 9 to 12."
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2022-23",
      "start": "2022-04",
      "end": "2023-03",
      "value": 13.8
    },
    {
      "period": "2023-24",
      "start": "2023-04",
      "end": "2024-03",
      "value": 10.9
    },
    {
      "period": "2024-25",
      "start": "2024-04",
      "end": "2025-03",
      "value": 8.2
    },
    {
      "period": "2025-26",
      "start": "2025-04",
      "end": "2026-03",
      "value": 7
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/edu-dropout-051/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/edu-dropout-051/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/edu-dropout-051/versions.csv"
}