Nearly 94,000 government schools shut in a decade: NITI Aayog

About 94,000 government schools closed over the past decade, roughly 25 a day, according to NITI Aayog data. Enrolment in government schools fell by 2.26 crore students in that period. The government school share of total enrolment dropped from 71% in 2005 to 49.24% in 2024-25, reflecting a steady shift towards private schooling.