Union Ministry of Education Releases AISHE 2022-23 and 2023-24 Reports
The Union Ministry of Education has published the official reports from the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) for the academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The survey serves as the primary source of official statistics on higher education in India, collecting detailed information from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) through a web-based Data Capture Format (DCF) that includes data on student enrolment, faculty and staff, infrastructure, and examination results.
Institutional participation remained strong with 56,180 out of 60,380 registered HEIs (93% participation rate) participating in 2022-23, and 59,533 out of 64,756 registered HEIs (92% participation rate) in 2023-24. The ministry notes that while participation is voluntary and data is self-reported by institutions, quality control is maintained through inbuilt validations and scrutiny checks, though some limitations inherent to large-scale surveys may affect outcomes.
Key Educational Metrics and Trends
The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has shown consistent growth, increasing from 23.7% in 2014-15 to 29.5% in 2022-23 and reaching 30% in 2023-24. Female GER demonstrated particularly strong growth, rising to 31.2% in 2023-24 from 30.2% in 2022-23 and 22.9% in 2014-15. The Gender Parity Index (GPI) stood at 1.08 in 2023-24, maintaining above 1.0 for seven consecutive years, indicating consistently higher female participation in higher education.
Social category GERs showed significant improvements: Scheduled Castes GER increased to 27.8% in 2023-24 from 18.9% in 2014-15, while Scheduled Tribes GER reached 22.8% in 2023-24 from 13.5% in 2014-15.
Enrolment Statistics
Total enrolment in higher education reached 4.50 crore in 2023-24, representing a 31.5% increase from the 3.42 crore enrolled in 2014-15. Female enrolment showed particularly strong growth, increasing to 2.24 crore in 2023-24 from 1.57 crore in 2014-15, a 42.2% increase over the decade.
Enrolment by social categories demonstrated substantial growth: Scheduled Castes enrolment reached 69.72 lakh in 2023-24 (51.4% increase from 46.07 lakh in 2014-15), Scheduled Tribes enrolment reached 28.83 lakh (75.7% increase from 16.41 lakh), and Other Backward Classes enrolment reached 1.80 crore (60.2% increase from 1.13 crore).
STEM Education and Faculty Data
STEM enrolment has grown significantly from 91.5 lakh in 2014-15 to 1.02 crore in 2023-24. Female participation in STEM fields showed steady improvement, rising from 38.4% of total STEM enrolment in 2014-15 to 44% in 2023-24.
Faculty strength increased to 17.32 lakh in 2023-24, with a gender distribution of 55.1% male and 44.9% female faculty. Female faculty numbers have grown from 5.69 lakh in 2014-15 to 7.78 lakh in 2023-24.