All India, Year and Level-wise Total Number of Schools and Higher Educational Institutions
The data shows the year-wise number of institutions and schools for higher education and school education for different levels of education.
Note:
1. Data for Higher Educational Institutions is only till 2023-24.
2. No. of Colleges (2000-01 to 2009-10) includes stand alone Institutions like Polytechnics.
3. Total of all schools includes schools from Class I to Class XII for General Education Only (Pre-Primary and other Technical/Vocational Schools not included).
4. Stand Alone Institutions includes: Polytechnics, PGDM, Nursing, Teacher Training and Institutes under Ministries.
5. In a few states such as Odisha higher secondary is part of higher education which may not have been covered under U-DISE.
All India, Year and Level-wise Total Number of Schools and Higher Educational Institutions
The data shows the year-wise number of institutions and schools for higher education and school education for different levels of education.
Note:
1. Data for Higher Educational Institutions is only till 2023-24.
2. No. of Colleges (2000-01 to 2009-10) includes stand alone Institutions like Polytechnics.
3. Total of all schools includes schools from Class I to Class XII for General Education Only (Pre-Primary and other Technical/Vocational Schools not included).
4. Stand Alone Institutions includes: Polytechnics, PGDM, Nursing, Teacher Training and Institutes under Ministries.
5. In a few states such as Odisha higher secondary is part of higher education which may not have been covered under U-DISE.
The fiscal year (formatted as YYYY-YY) to which the institution count pertains.
education_institution
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284
The broad category of education institution the record covers, such as school education institutions.
institution_type
String
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284
The specific type or level of school institution being counted, such as primary, upper primary, secondary, or senior secondary schools, including totals across all schools.
value
Int64
254
284
The absolute number of education institutions of the given type for the specified fiscal year.
unit
String
1
284
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as an absolute number.
note
String
7
62
Supplementary remarks or clarifying notes associated with the data record, where applicable.
Citation
All India Survey on Higher Education. (2026). All India, Year and Level-wise Total Number of Schools and Higher Educational Institutions [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/782
