Minority School Enrolment Rises in India Over Five Years

The Indian government said that more children from minority groups are going to school.

In the last five years, the share of minority students in primary schools grew from about 19% to almost 22%.

In upper primary schools it went from 18% to 20%.

In secondary schools it rose from 16% to 19%, and in higher secondary schools from 15% to 17%.

Dropout rates stayed very low, especially in primary schools.

The government keeps all minority data together in one group and does not track it by religion.