Education is one of the most important aspects of human development. This indicator denotes educational opportunity, and determines the coverage of formal education among schoolaged population in the city. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act) of 2009 provides for children below the age of 14 to be provided free and compulsory education.

• Enrolment is given as the number of students who are enrolled in a particular grade as on 30th September of the School Year. It shall include new entrants, promotees and repeaters
• Data on school enrolment is compiled by every state, district and city, under the Unified District Information System of Education (U-DISE) Programme of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).
• Under U-DISE, school data is updated annually with 30th September as the reference date.
• Data should include both public and private schools.
• Data for population in age group of 6-14 years (eligible under RTE 2009) can be obtained from Education Department. In the absence of such data population Census may be used as base, and annual growth rate may be applied to arrive at current population.

This indicator determines the availability of educational opportunity for girls. Reporting on differential enrolment by gender is also consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals. The RTE Act 2009 provides for children below the age of 14 to be provided free and compulsory education.

• Enrolment is given as the number of students who are enrolled in a particular grade as on 30th September of the School Year. It shall include new entrants, promotees and repeaters
• Data on school enrolment is compiled by every state, district and city, under the Unified District Information System of Education (U-DISE) Programme of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).
• Under U-DISE, school data is updated annually with 30th September as the reference date.
• Data should include both public and private schools.
• Data for female population in age group of 6-14 years (eligible under RTE 2009) can be obtained from Education Department. In the absence of such data population Census may be used as base, and annual growth rate may be applied to arrive at current population

This denotes the availability of adequate number of teachers in schools for providing primary education. A lower ratio indicates better individual attention and support for students in the primary grades. The norms for an acceptable student-teacher ratio are set out under the RTE Act 2009.

• The number of classroom teachers and other instructional staff (e.g. teachers’ aides, guidance counsellors), shall not include administrators or other non-teaching staff.
• Kindergarten or pre-school teachers and staff shall not be included.
• Enrolment in schools is given as the number of students who are enrolled in a particular grade as on 30th September of the School Year. It shall include new entrants, promotees and repeaters
• Data on school enrolment is compiled by every state, district and city, under the Unified District Information System of Education (U-DISE) Programme of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD).
• Under U-DISE, school data is updated annually with 30th September as the reference date.
• Data should include both public and private schools.

The extent to which government schools have facilities for accessing digital educational content, thereby reducing the complete dependence on the quality of teachers as well as improving learning outcomes through use of innovative audio-visual pedagogy and providing access to vast online knowledge repositories. It is important for schools to not only focus on procuring digital infrastructure but also focus on connecting to robust digital learning networks such as the National Knowledge Network (NKN) developed by the Government of India.

• Schools with necessary infrastructure and connection to digital resources such as the National Knowledge Network (NKN) developed by the Government of India shall be counted.
• Data (including for total number of schools) should include both public and private schools and can be obtained from the Education Department.
• Where such data is not available the same may be obtained through ward-level surveys of sample schools.

The ability of the primary education system in the city to hold enrolled students until the completion of primary education (survival rate). It is the percentage of students belonging to a schoolcohort who have reached each successive grade of primary education without failing or moving to another jurisdiction. Survival rate, particularly at the primary level, is considered a pre-requisite for sustainable literacy, and indicates the holding power and efficiency of the primary education system.

• School cohort is the number of students who have enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given year
• Number of students from a school cohort completing primary education, are the number of students who have reached each successive grade of primary education without failing or moving to another jurisdiction
• If the city reporting year is 2016 and primary education lasts five years, report the percentage of students that entered primary education in 2010 and reached the final grade of primary education in 2015
• The year 2010 will be considered the base year and enrolment will be given as the number of students who enrolled in the first grade as on 30th September of the base year
• Data should be an average of all school cohorts from public and private schools as per records available with the Education Department

The ability of the secondary education system to hold enrolled students until the completion of secondary education (survival rate). It is the percentage of students belonging to a school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of secondary education, who have reached each successive grade of secondary education without failing or moving to another jurisdiction.

• School cohort is the number of students who have enrolled in the first grade of secondary education at a school in a given year
• Number of students from a school cohort completing secondary education are the number of students who have reached each successive grade of secondary education without failing or moving to another jurisdiction
• If the city reporting year is 2016 and secondary education lasts seven years, report the percentage of students that entered secondary education in 2008 and reached the final grade of secondary education in 2015.
• The year 2008 will be considered the base year and enrolment will be given as the number of students who enrolled in the first grade of secondary education as on 30th September of the base year
• Data should be an average of all school cohorts from public and private schools as per records available with the Education Department