🔆 Analysis of declining school enrollment in India based on U-DISE+ data, linking it to demographic changes and implications for India's demographic dividend. Key Points: ✅Declining Enrollment: 🔸15.5 million drop (6%) since 2018-19. 🔸24.51 million drop (9.45%) over the past decade. 🔸Elementary level most affected: 18.7 million drop (13.45%). ✅Data Analysis: 🔸Decade-long data (2014-15 to 2023-24). 🔸Correlation with population changes in relevant age groups. 🔸Aadhaar seeding to eliminate multiple enrollments. 📍Government vs. Private Schools: ✅Government schools: Significant decline, especially elementary level. ✅Private unaided schools: Marginal increase overall, senior secondary level growth. 📍Demographic Factors: ✅Fertility rate decline to 2.01 in 2022. ✅Decline in school-going population (6-17 years). ✅Shift in population bulge to older age groups. Implications: ✅End of demographic dividend era. ✅Population aging before becoming rich. ✅Shrinking working-age population. ✅Decline in number of schools. Social Impact: ✅Affects poor and marginalized sections of society most. ✅Impact on higher education in the future. Possible Questions: ✅Prelims: Which of the following is/are a factor(s) contributing to the decline in school enrollment in India, as per the article? Declining fertility rate. Aadhaar seeding to eliminate multiple enrollments. Increase in the number of private schools. (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 ✅Mains: "The declining trend in school enrollment in India, as highlighted by the U-DISE+ data, has significant socio-economic implications for the nation's future." Discuss this statement, analyzing the factors contributing to this trend and suggesting measures to mitigate its impact.