Odisha has recorded a sharp decline in gross enrollment ration (GER) during transition of students from secondary to higher secondary level, says report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, which was tabled in Odisha Legislative Assembly here on Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
“The transition rate in secondary to higher secondary was only 70.3%, indicating that approximately 30% of the students were not able to make the transition to higher classes, either due to dropping out of school or due to not qualifying for promotion to the next level,” says CAG which carried out a performance audit of State’s education sector.
Ironically the GER in secondary and higher secondary levels declined in the State compared to increase at the national level during 2022-23 over 2018-19, so did the Net Enrolment Rate (NER) compared to the national level, the reasons for which had not been analysed by the Department, the apex audit agency points out.
According to CAG, the transition rate from secondary to higher secondary level was less than the national rate in 2022-23 and the transition rates in the said level of education had registered negative growth in 2022-23 as compared to 2018-19.
Besides, the recorded transition rate from upper primary to secondary in 2018-19 for Bhadrak and Nuapada districts was more than 100%, which was not possible.
