Four in 10 Indian schoolchildren were enrolled in private unaided schools in 2025-26, up from 35.4 percent in 2018-19, according to Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) data.
Private-school enrolment increased by about 3 million in the past year, while government schools—where 48 percent of children are enrolled—saw their numbers decline by about 2.7 million.
