India witnessed the closure of 13 schools daily in 2025-26, with Madhya Pradesh contributing to over half of these closures, as per the UDISE+ report.
Madhya Pradesh witnessed the most school closures
Jul 10, 2026
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What's the storyThe number of schools in India has declined from 14,71,473 in the 2024-25 academic year to 14,66,682 in 2025-26.
The data was released by the Ministry of Education's Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report.
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