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India's higher education sector expands sharply over a decade, with female enrollment outpacing overall growth

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Between 2014-15 and 2023-24, India's universities grew from 760 to 1,289 (69.6% increase), colleges from 38,498 to 48,246 (25.3% increase), and total higher education enrollment rose 31.5% to 4.50 crore students. Female participation emerged as a major growth area. PhD enrollment nearly tripled from 1.17 lakh to 3.43 lakh.

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