New Delhi, March 25 Enrollment of girls in Delhi schools is higher than that of boys by eight to ten percent at key levels, and more than ten percentage points above the national average, according to the Delhi Economic Survey 2025-26.
At the primary level, the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) for girls in Delhi is 107.2, compared to 97.4 for boys, bringing the total to 101.8, much higher than the national average of 90.9, the survey said.
At the upper primary level, the GER for girls stood at 122, compared to 113.1 for boys, significantly higher than the all-India figure of 90.3, it said.
This trend continues at other levels as well. At the elementary level, girls' enrollment was recorded at 112.8, compared to 103.4 for boys.
At the secondary level, girls' enrollment stood at 104.7, against 98 for boys. Even at the higher secondary level, girls were ahead with a GER of 87.2, compared to 78.7 for boys, according to the survey.
The Net Enrollment Ratio (NER), which shows how many children of the right age group are enrolled in school, also shows girls ahead of boys in Delhi, the report said.
At the primary level, girls recorded a NER of 100, compared to 90.5 for boys, while the national figures were lower for both, it added.
At the upper primary and elementary levels, girls in Delhi reached almost full enrollment, higher than that of boys and much higher than the national average, it stated, adding that at the secondary level, girls recorded a NER of 82.5 compared to 72.5 for boys, while in the higher secondary level, girls stood at 68.8 against 58.8 for boys.
The survey also mentioned that school attendance in Delhi is better than the national average at all levels, based on data from the 75th National Sample Survey (NSS), it said.
On student performance, the report showed mixed results.
In Class 3, language performance in Delhi stood at 62 per cent, slightly lower than the national average of 64 per cent, while performance in mathematics was recorded at 57 per cent, compared to 60 per cent nationally.
In Class 6, Delhi students performed better in language at 60 per cent, compared to 57 per cent nationally, but remained almost at par in mathematics at 47 per cent, it added.
Scores in environmental studies were slightly higher in Delhi at 51 per cent compared to 49 per cent for the country.
In Class 9, Delhi students performed better than the national average in most subjects. Performance in languages stood at 65 per cent compared to 54 per cent nationally, while that in mathematics stood at 40 per cent, compared to 37 per cent.
Performance in sciences and social science was also better in Delhi at 46 per cent and 44 per cent respectively, the survey said.
Overall, the survey shows that more girls are going to school in Delhi than boys, and the city is doing better than the national average in enrollment and attendance, while student performance shows steady results, the report stated.