All the countries in the world give special importance to education because everyone knows that only an educated citizen builds a country and creates the future of the country. All over the world, education is considered the foundation of developed countries and that is why different nations create a huge network of schools and colleges at their own level. However, an interesting question always remains in discussion, after all, which country has the highest number of schools and colleges in the world? And where does India rank in this list?

India’s population and education needs

India comes seventh in the world and number 1 in the world in terms of population. According to the survey, 46.9% of the total population of India is below 25 years of age, which makes India a young country. With such a large population receiving education, is the network or number of educational institutions in our country big enough to provide education to such a huge population?

Highest educational institute in India

You will be proud to know that India has the largest number of educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities) in the world. After India comes the United States and China. It is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records that the number of secondary schools in India is the highest in the whole world, where 139,539 educational institutions are available for children or students from class 9th to 12th, which shows that India is completely aware of education.

Total number of schools in India

There are approximately 15 lakh schools in India, which include schools at all levels of primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary, which are providing education to the vast population of India.

Higher education institutions of India

India also has a large number of institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) that are responsible for the future of India’s students, among which IITs, IIMs, NITs and IISC Bengaluru are elite and known throughout the world for their quality of education. There are more than 12,700 higher education institutions in the country, including more than 4,000 recognized universities. In some sources this number is also stated to be 5,000 to 8,000 universities.

America’s educational institutions

The number of higher educational institutions in the United States is approximately 4000, but according to the 2023 24 report, the number of higher educational institutions in America, which include higher degrees like Bachelor’s Degree and sometimes Master’s and Doctorate (PhD), is approximately 5,819. America is the first choice of every student in the world for higher education. There are world famous educational institutions here, which include world famous universities like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia.

China’s higher educational institutions

China ranks third in the world in the number of higher educational institutions. According to China’s Ministry of Education, there are 3,117 universities, colleges and other institutions of higher education, including 1,308 universities and colleges and 1,560 vocational and technical colleges, including major educational institutions such as Tsinghua University and Peking University.

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Up Primary Education, The Uttar Pradesh government has now decided to merge the government primary school with low student numbers. In this regard, a letter has been sent to the basic education officers of all the districts and ordered to take a decision by June 30. According to the letter, schools with less than 20 students are under this order.

Secretary Basic Education Council Surendra Kumar Tiwari has issued a letter to all the districts and directed. This decision is being told to improve the quality of studies and for the betterment of students. The letter states that the main objective of the council is to ensure better use of resources, decrease dropout rate, and quality education, which is considered necessary to deal with the quality of education in low enrollment schools and the problem of misuse of resources.

Data and Mapping Instructions

Under the School Maje Scheme, District Basic Education Officers have been instructed to identify and prepare databases of schools with low student numbers. After this, these schools will be mapping along with the nearest, better facilities and schools. Block Education Officers have been asked to visit the district officials by assessing terrestrial visit, reaching, enrollment, inclusion, and local conditions. Also, in this process, parents, teachers, teachers’ unions, and local community will communicate and take their consent and suggestions, so that the long -term benefits of merging can be clear.

At the same time, the council has ordered BSA to take guidance by coordinating with DM, CDO and concerned. After merging, integrated timetable for school operations will be created, and the obligations of teachers will be clearly determined. Resources of resources, safe maintenance, and proper use will also be ensured. In addition, there is a provision to set up feedback and grievance redressal cell in each district for grievance redressal and feedback, which will ensure soon.

On the other hand, the teachers union and education experts have started calling this order adverse to education and students. Some say that if the dropout is increasing continuously, if the school goes away, the parents will not send the children to school in view of security.