Jharkhand Achieves Zero Primary Dropout Rate in 2024-25

Exam-focused facts from the 10 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Jharkhand recorded a 0% primary dropout rate in 2024-25 according to data from the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) and a NITI Aayog report released on 8 May 2026.
The primary dropout rate fell from 6.41% in 2014-15 and above 11% in 2022-23 to zero for both boys and girls.
The upper primary dropout rate declined from 7.42% in 2014-15 to 1.7% in 2024-25, while the secondary dropout rate reduced from 23.2% to 3.5% during the same period.
Jharkhand ranked fourth nationally in reducing secondary school dropouts.
Primary Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) declined from 109.2% in 2014-15 to 92.5% in 2024-25, while secondary GER improved from 66.05% to 72%.