Education in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India: official figures
The gross enrolment ratio for secondary school (classes 9 to 12) was 89.1% in 2024-25, a measure of how many teenagers of that age are enrolled (all-India: 68.5%; 8th highest of 36). It was 96.2% for girls and 82.9% for boys.
Are children in Andaman and Nicobar Islands enrolled in primary school?
In 2024-25 the enrolment ratio was 83.6% for classes 3 to 5 and 92.1% for classes 6 to 8 (all-India: 95.4% and 90.3%), and 67.3% for pre-school to class 2.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyDo girls in Andaman and Nicobar Islands stay in school as long as boys?
Measured against the number of children of the right age, there were 106 girls enrolled for every 100 boys in classes 6 to 8 and 116 in classes 9 to 12 in 2024-25 (gender parity; 100 means equal, all-India secondary: 106).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyHow many schools are there in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands had 408 schools in 2024-25, 82% of them run by the government (all-India: 69%).
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyDo schools in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have computers?
81.4% of schools in Andaman and Nicobar Islands had a working computer in 2024-25 (77.9% of government schools), against 57.9% across India; 13th highest of 36.
Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copyMore figures
- Secondary enrolment fell from 94.3% in 2022-23 to 89.1% in 2024-25 (all-India: 67.6% to 68.5%). Source: Reserve Bank of India · saved copy
How Andaman and Nicobar Islands compares with other union territories
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary (classes 9-12) (2024-25)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands ranks 8 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross enrolment ratio, secondary (classes 9-12) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Himachal Pradesh | 93.6% |
| 6 | Delhi | 91.7% |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 89.4% |
| 8 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 89.1% |
| 9 | Uttarakhand | 87.1% |
| 10 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 86.4% |
| 11 | Punjab | 86.0% |
Schools with a working computer (2024-25)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands ranks 13 of 36, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Schools with a working computer |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 91.6% |
| 11 | Sikkim | 89.8% |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 84.0% |
| 13 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 81.4% |
| 14 | Telangana | 81.2% |
| 15 | Nagaland | 78.6% |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 76.7% |
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Sources
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 1: State-wise Gross Enrolment Ratio, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 58fb80d7f1d3…)
- Reserve Bank of India: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 151: State-wise Number of Schools by Management and Availability of Functional Computer Facility, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7b2618ed9a70…)
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