Summary
More schools have electricity, water, and clean toilets. 🚰
Computers and internet are now in many schools, helping learning. 💻
Girls and boys are both going to school, and special needs kids are included. 🤝
Key Points
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India now has about 1.47 million schools, 10.3 million teachers, and 247 million students.
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The teacher‑to‑student ratio is about 24 to 1, giving each child more attention.
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Fewer children are leaving school early; dropouts have gone down.
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Most schools have lights, clean water, toilets, libraries, and many have computers.
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Girls are almost half of all students, and many teachers are women.
New Words to Learn
10 wordspupil‑teacher ratio
how many students each teacher looks after
enrolment
signing up to go to school
retention
staying in school without leaving
infrastructure
the buildings and facilities like lights and toilets
digital connectivity
having computers and internet to use
scheduled castes
groups of people who have faced a lot of unfair treatment in the past
scheduled tribes
indigenous groups that have also faced unfair treatment
socially disadvantaged
people who have fewer chances because of their background
holistic development
learning about many things, not just school subjects
human capital
the skills and knowledge people have that help a country grow
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