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March 17, 2020 Tuesday 10:05:36 AM IST

GER for females in higher education is higher than the National GER

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The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that as per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19, there are 39931 colleges in India, out of which 60.53% are located in rural areas. Further, the majority of the colleges provide higher education to both males and females and 11.04% of colleges are exclusively for females.

Additionally, as per AISHE 2018-19, females constitute 48.6% of the total enrolment in higher education and the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for females in higher education at 26.4% is higher than the national GER of boys at 26.3%. Also, the Gender Parity Index (GPI) has increased during the last 5 years, from 0.92 in 2014-15 to 1 in 2018-19.

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