UDISE+ Analysis And Report On Facilities In Schools Based in Southern States Of India

Edited By Atul Ade | Updated on Mar 08, 2023 09:00 AM IST

Out of the 14,89,115 total Indian schools, around 17 per cent schools are in south India which includes the states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and union territories (UT) like Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

In continuation of our series on analysis of UDISE + report schools across India. Careers360 recently published an analysis of schools in north India. Here, we delve into basic facilities such as toilets, library, drinking water and computer facilities offered at schools of southern states of India.

The data was collected through the official website of Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) for 2021-22. The analysis of this report will help parents and students to learn about the actual condition of basic facilities which are offered at the schools of south India.

Toilet Facilities: Over 98 per cent schools in south India have lavatories. Out of them, more than 97 per cent schools have these facilities in proper working condition.

Library: Over 96 per cent of schools have either a library, a book bank or at least a reading corner.

Drinking water: Out of the 2,57,296 schools in south India, more than 99 per cent have drinking water facilities. But out of the schools with drinking water facilities, about 97 per cent of them are in working condition.

Computer Labs: South Indian schools have done better in imparting digital education with 60 per cent schools having a computer lab. And 96.6 per cent of these school’s computer labs are in functional condition.

Schools Details In South Zone

Total Schools	2,57,296
Schools with toilet facility	2,53,801
Schools with functional toilet facility	2,47,855
Schools with library facility	2,49,191
Schools with drinking water facility	2,55,043
Schools with functional drinking water facility	2,49,331
Schools with computer facility	1,56,439
Schools with functional computer facility	1,51,178

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Toilet Facility

Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu’s schools performed well, with 100 per cent schools having toilets in proper condition.

The performance of schools in Telangana lowered the overall average percentage of schools with toilets in south India. [See Table below]

South Zone Schools With Toilet Facilities And Functional Toilets (In %)

State/ UT	% of schools with toilets	% of schools with toilets which are functional
Andhra Pradesh	98.6	99.5
Karnataka	99.6	99.3
Kerala	99.96	99.94
Lakshadweep	100	100
Puducherry	100	100
Tamil Nadu	100	100
Telangana	94.68	87.48

Also check - All India Report On Facilities Provided At Schools Across The Country

Library

Education is a serious topic for states in the south of our country. They have a high percentage of literacy ratio as compared to other states of India. Taking this to a level up is the fact that more than 96 per cent of their schools have library facilities. Again Telangana brings the overall average down.

South Zone Schools With Library Facilities (In %)

State/ UT	Percentage of Schools with Library facility
Andhra Pradesh	97.6
Karnataka	96.4
Kerala	98.4
Lakshadweep	100
Puducherry	99.6
Tamil Nadu	100
Telangana	91.7

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Drinking Water

Almost all of the southern states' schools have drinking water facilities. Except schools of Telangana, it had the lowest percentage of schools along with even lower percentage of non-functional drinking water facilities.

South Zone Schools With Drinking Water Facilities (In %)

State/ UT	% of schools with drinking water facility	% of schools with drinking water facility which are functional
Andhra Pradesh	99.9	99.1
Karnataka	99.7	98.0
Kerala	99.9	99.7
Lakshadweep	100	100
Puducherry	100	100
Tamil Nadu	100	100
Telangana	95.4	86.4

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Computer Labs

Schools in the southern part of India had more than 60 per cent of schools with computer labs, out of which more than 96 per cent school's labs are in working condition. Lakshadweep is one of the top performing states/UT among all other states/UT of India.

South Zone Schools With Computer Facilities (In %)

State/ UT	Percentage of Schools with computer facility	Percentage of Schools with functional computer facility
Andhra Pradesh	51.6	92.72
Karnataka	56.4	95.88
Kerala	98.3	99.88
Lakshadweep	100	100
Puducherry	99.6	99.05
Tamil Nadu	78.4	98.18
Telangana	42.9	98.40