• Swathi Priya Pasinibilli

Education offers various economic benefits and contributions to society. It provides returns to a not only individual but also to society. Education brings economic stability to any society. Primary education is the principal stage of formal education. The core objective of quality primary education is to train basic knowledge about reading, writing, and arithmetic among the children. It includes class I to class V. In India normally, enrolling and retaining all children to the age group of 11 to 14 who passed primary level means that of upper primary education. It includes class VI to class VIII. Lower Secondary education is considered to be the backbone of the country’s entire educational programme. It includes class IX to class X. The higher secondary education is designed to allow for diversification and specialization, while also preparing students for higher education. It includes class XI to class XII. Trends of student enrollment in each stage of school education i.e., primary, upper primary, lower secondary, and higher secondary. There are glaring gender differences between boys and girls in the enrollment of all stages of school education in India from the period 1991-1992 to 2015-2016. Student enrollment forecasted up to the year 2025-2026. By the year 2025-2026, in the case of primary and lower secondary, girls’ enrollment may be overcome the boys’ enrollment. In the case of upper primary and higher secondary, girls’ enrollment may not overcome the boys’ enrollment.

School Education, Enrollment of Students, Percentage Share, Growth Rate, Forecasting of Enrollment

"TRENDS OF STUDENTS’ ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.442-451, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M66.pdf

"TRENDS OF STUDENTS’ ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp442-451, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M66.pdf