Rankings · Pillar of the Unnati Index

Education

Access, retention, learning and school readiness.

< 45.9
45.9 – 52.6
52.6 – 62.2
62.2 – 71.3
≥ 71.3
Not available

Score out of 100. Darker means a higher score.

Boundaries as per Survey of India; not an authenticated map. Circles mark small states and UTs.

What goes into it

The pillar score is the average of these indicators' scores. Each indicator is scaled from 0 to 100 between fixed goalposts, so a score rises only when the state's own figure improves. A state needs data for at least 60% of the indicators to get a pillar score.

Dropout rate, secondaryLower is better · 0 at 29.5%, 100 at 0.3%
Gross enrolment ratio, higher educationHigher is better · 0 at 7.7%, 100 at 50.0%
Gross enrolment ratio, secondaryHigher is better · 0 at 57.8%, 100 at 100.0%
Learning outcomes (PARAKH)Higher is better · 0 at 45%, 100 at 66%
Pupil–teacher ratio, secondaryLower is better · 0 at 36 pupils per teacher, 100 at 30 pupils per teacher
Schools with computersHigher is better · 0 at 8.3%, 100 at 100.0%

Education 2026

36 of 36 states and UTs have data

Rank	State / UT	Score out of 100	Rank in group
1	Chandigarh	93.1Front Runner	1 · Union Territories
2	Keralam	87.3Front Runner	1 · Large states
3	Delhi	85.9Front Runner	2 · Union Territories
4	Punjab	83.5Front Runner	2 · Large states
5	Himachal Pradesh	79.6Front Runner	1 · North-East & Himalayan states
6	Puducherry	78.7Front Runner	3 · Union Territories
7	Tamil Nadu	72.5Front Runner	3 · Large states
8	Maharashtra	71.3Front Runner	4 · Large states
9	Uttarakhand	70.7Front Runner	2 · North-East & Himalayan states
10	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	70.6Front Runner	4 · Union Territories
11	Goa	68.5Front Runner	5 · Large states
12	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	66.0Front Runner	5 · Union Territories
13	Haryana	65.3Front Runner	6 · Large states
14	Telangana	63.6Performer	7 · Large states
15	Rajasthan	62.2Performer	8 · Large states
16	Sikkim	60.9Performer	3 · North-East & Himalayan states
17	Karnataka	59.9Performer	9 · Large states
18	Manipur	57.7Performer	4 · North-East & Himalayan states
19	Lakshadweep	56.9Performer	6 · Union Territories
20	Andhra Pradesh	56.3Performer	10 · Large states
20	Mizoram	56.3Performer	5 · North-East & Himalayan states
22	Odisha	52.6Performer	11 · Large states
23	West Bengal	51.3Performer	12 · Large states
24	Gujarat	49.9Aspirant	13 · Large states
25	Tripura	48.9Aspirant	6 · North-East & Himalayan states
26	Ladakh	48.1Aspirant	7 · Union Territories
27	Arunachal Pradesh	47.3Aspirant	7 · North-East & Himalayan states
28	Nagaland	46.2Aspirant	8 · North-East & Himalayan states
29	Uttar Pradesh	45.9Aspirant	14 · Large states
30	Jharkhand	45.2Aspirant	15 · Large states
31	Madhya Pradesh	44.7Aspirant	16 · Large states
32	Meghalaya	42.9Aspirant	9 · North-East & Himalayan states
33	Chhattisgarh	42.6Aspirant	17 · Large states
34	Assam	41.2Aspirant	10 · North-East & Himalayan states
35	Jammu and Kashmir	40.1Aspirant	8 · Union Territories
36	Bihar	25.0Aspirant	18 · Large states

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