Determinants of School Enrolment in Uttarakhand
Evidence from District-Level Regression Analysis
Keywords:
Enrolment, Infrastructure, School choiceAbstract
The purpose of the research is to capture which factors, and to what level, influence educational outcomes in the Uttarakhand state. To understand the landscape, enrolment was assumed to be the outcome, and the paper starts by analysing the enrolment trend between 2013-2022 using data from UDISE+, where it observes a shift in the trend in the post-pandemic era with respect to enrolment between private and public schools. To understand the management dynamics (private–public) and to understand the broader view of the context affecting enrolment, in accordance with the data available, literature reviewed, and the framework set from Amartya Sen's capability approach, a regression analysis was performed. Geography, location, school availability, and management all stand significant in influencing enrolment, leaving infrastructure as insignificant. However, the role of management was further understood using literature, statistical analysis of infrastructure differences, and observations from the ASER survey 2022.
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