All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22

Published on 19 Mar 2025

• The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22 was made public.

• The Ministry of Education has been conducting AISHE since 2011, covering all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in the country registered with AISHE collecting detailed information on different parameters such as student enrollment, teachers, infrastructural information etc.

Key Highlights of the Survey

???? The total enrolment in higher education has increased to nearly 4.33 crore in 2021- 22 from 4.14 crore in 2020-21. 

????The Female enrolment has increased to 2.07 crore in 2021-22 from 2.01 crore in 2020-21.

????Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) has increased to 28.4 in 2021-22 from 23.7 in 2014-15 .

????Female GER has increased to 28.5 in 2021-22 from 22.9 in 2014-15.

????Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female GER to male GER is 1.01 in 2021-22. 

????GPI has continued to be above 1 since 2017- 18 i.e., female GER continues to be higher than male GER for the fifth consecutive year.

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