Meanwhile, the total enrollment in higher education increased to nearly 4.14 crore in 2020-21 from 3.85 crore in 2019-20, as per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021. Since 2014-15, there has been an increase of around 72 lakh in the enrolment (21%), said the survey. The female enrolment has increased to 2.01 crore from 1.88 crore in 2019-20. There has been an increase of around 44 lakh (28%) since 2014-15. Not to mention, female GER has overtaken male GER since 2017-18. As for the Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female GER to male GER has increased from 1 in 2017-18 to 1.05 in 2020-21.

As per data released in AISHE, the total number of universities or university-like institutions registered is 1,113, while colleges are 43,796 and standalone institutions are 11,296. During FY21, the number of universities increased by 70 and the number of colleges by 1,453. Not to mention, 43% universities and 61.4% colleges are located in rural areas.

Meanwhile, the Indian ed-tech market is expected to reach $30 billion by 2031, from $700-800 million in 2021. According to KPMG, India has also become the second largest market for e-learning after the US. The online education market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 20% to reach $2.28 billion during 2021-25. At this year’s India Education Summit, we aim to embark on a journey based on the theme, “From foundation to higher education - creating a child-centric education system to understand why it is important to focus on early years of education and the journey.”