Is your state's school infrastructure among India's best or worst? Check the data
The government's UDISE+ 2025-26 report ranks every Indian state and union territory on nine core school facilities, from computers and internet to toilets and ramps. Tamil Nadu comes out on top among large states while Meghalaya lags behind on almost every count, exposing a sharp infrastructure divide.
Every parent has wondered how their child's school stacks up against the rest of the country. Now there is an actual state-wise scorecard.
The Ministry of Education's UDISE+ 2025-26 report, released on Tuesday, tracked over 14.6 lakh schools across India on nine basic facilities including computers, internet, electricity, drinking water, girls' toilets, libraries, ramps with handrails, CWSN toilets and playgrounds.
The results paint a picture of a country moving forward on paper but still deeply unequal on the ground, with some states nearly perfect and others struggling to give children the basics.
THE NATIONAL PICTURE
Nationally, drinking water and toilets are almost universal, but newer facilities lag badly. Only 69.9% of schools have computers, 67.4% have internet, and just 40.1% have a CWSN friendly toilet.
| Facility | % of Schools |
|---|---|
| Drinking Water | 99.5% |
| Girls' Toilet | 98.5% |
| Electricity | 95.0% |
| Library | 90.5% |
| Playground | 81.9% |
| Computer | 69.9% |
| Internet | 67.4% |
| Ramp with Handrails | 58.2% |
| CWSN Toilet | 40.1% |
TOP 10 STATES WITH THE BEST SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
Among full states (excluding union territories), Tamil Nadu leads the pack, followed closely by Odisha and Punjab.
Rank | State | Computer % | Internet % | Electricity % | Composite Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tamil Nadu | 94.4 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 94.4 |
2 | Odisha | 83.2 | 82.9 | 97.3 | 90.6 |
3 | Punjab | 99.1 | 91.5 | 100.0 | 89.9 |
4 | Maharashtra | 83.6 | 77.9 | 97.0 | 89.7 |
5 | Kerala | 99.5 | 92.6 | 99.9 | 89.2 |
6 | Gujarat | 97.7 | 96.8 | 99.9 | 87.1 |
7 | Haryana | 97.6 | 83.2 | 100.0 | 86.8 |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | 87.2 | 66.2 | 99.4 | 84.4 |
9 | Andhra Pradesh | 76.9 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 84.1 |
10 | Assam | 85.0 | advertisement 89.0 | 90.8 | 83.2 |
STATES STILL LAGGING ON BASIC FACILITIES
At the other end, Meghalaya reports the weakest numbers of any state, with barely a third of its schools online and only 6% having a CWSN toilet.
Nine other states join it near the bottom, and the pattern varies a lot.
Nagaland and Mizoram do fine on computers and internet but score among the lowest in the country on ramps and CWSN toilets, which pulls their overall composite down.
Rank | State | Computer % | Internet % | Electricity % | Ramp with Handrails % | CWSN Toilet % | Composite Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meghalaya | 19.5 | 36.4 | 31.0 | 28.2 | 6.3 | 44.9 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 50.0 | 36.0 | 73.6 | 20.6 | 14.7 | 54.6 |
3 | Manipur | 40.3 | 38.8 | 72.3 | 24.9 | 13.8 | 56.0 |
4 | West Bengal | 25.7 | 19.7 | 98.0 | 53.3 | 14.0 | 62.3 |
5 | Tripura | 72.7 | 42.5 | 84.9 | 39.0 | 18.9 | 67.1 |
6 | Nagaland | 93.4 | 61.2 | 88.3 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 69.3 |
7 | Bihar | 43.0 | 91.0 | 99.5 | 58.6 | 21.7 | 70.4 |
8 | Mizoram | 84.8 | 67.2 | 90.2 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 70.5 |
9 | Rajasthan | 55.4 | 70.6 | 92.4 | 36.4 | 26.3 | 70.7 |
10 | Jharkhand | advertisement 81.2 | 60.4 | 95.9 | 41.7 | 9.3 | 71.7 |
Union territories like Chandigarh, Delhi and Lakshadweep post near perfect scores across the board, since their compact size makes full coverage easier to achieve.
WHY THE GAP MATTERS
A child's daily school experience, whether they get to use a computer, drink clean water, or use a safe toilet, still depends heavily on the state they are born in.
States like West Bengal and Bihar have less than half their schools online despite reasonably strong toilet and water access, showing that progress on one front does not guarantee progress on another.
Closing these state level gaps will decide whether India's next generation of learners gets equal footing in classrooms, not just equal access to them.
Every parent has wondered how their child's school stacks up against the rest of the country. Now there is an actual state-wise scorecard.
The Ministry of Education's UDISE+ 2025-26 report, released on Tuesday, tracked over 14.6 lakh schools across India on nine basic facilities including computers, internet, electricity, drinking water, girls' toilets, libraries, ramps with handrails, CWSN toilets and playgrounds.
The results paint a picture of a country moving forward on paper but still deeply unequal on the ground, with some states nearly perfect and others struggling to give children the basics.
THE NATIONAL PICTURE
Nationally, drinking water and toilets are almost universal, but newer facilities lag badly. Only 69.9% of schools have computers, 67.4% have internet, and just 40.1% have a CWSN friendly toilet.
| Facility | % of Schools |
|---|---|
| Drinking Water | 99.5% |
| Girls' Toilet | 98.5% |
| Electricity | 95.0% |
| Library | 90.5% |
| Playground | 81.9% |
| Computer | 69.9% |
| Internet | 67.4% |
| Ramp with Handrails | 58.2% |
| CWSN Toilet | 40.1% |
TOP 10 STATES WITH THE BEST SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
Among full states (excluding union territories), Tamil Nadu leads the pack, followed closely by Odisha and Punjab.
Rank | State | Computer % | Internet % | Electricity % | Composite Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tamil Nadu | 94.4 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 94.4 |
2 | Odisha | 83.2 | 82.9 | 97.3 | 90.6 |
3 | Punjab | 99.1 | 91.5 | 100.0 | 89.9 |
4 | Maharashtra | 83.6 | 77.9 | 97.0 | 89.7 |
5 | Kerala | 99.5 | 92.6 | 99.9 | 89.2 |
6 | Gujarat | 97.7 | 96.8 | 99.9 | 87.1 |
7 | Haryana | 97.6 | 83.2 | 100.0 | 86.8 |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | 87.2 | 66.2 | 99.4 | 84.4 |
9 | Andhra Pradesh | 76.9 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 84.1 |
10 | Assam | 85.0 | 89.0 | 90.8 | 83.2 |
STATES STILL LAGGING ON BASIC FACILITIES
At the other end, Meghalaya reports the weakest numbers of any state, with barely a third of its schools online and only 6% having a CWSN toilet.
Nine other states join it near the bottom, and the pattern varies a lot.
Nagaland and Mizoram do fine on computers and internet but score among the lowest in the country on ramps and CWSN toilets, which pulls their overall composite down.
Rank | State | Computer % | Internet % | Electricity % | Ramp with Handrails % | CWSN Toilet % | Composite Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meghalaya | 19.5 | 36.4 | 31.0 | 28.2 | 6.3 | 44.9 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 50.0 | 36.0 | 73.6 | 20.6 | 14.7 | 54.6 |
3 | Manipur | 40.3 | 38.8 | 72.3 | 24.9 | 13.8 | 56.0 |
4 | West Bengal | 25.7 | 19.7 | 98.0 | 53.3 | 14.0 | 62.3 |
5 | Tripura | 72.7 | 42.5 | 84.9 | 39.0 | 18.9 | 67.1 |
6 | Nagaland | 93.4 | 61.2 | 88.3 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 69.3 |
7 | Bihar | 43.0 | 91.0 | 99.5 | 58.6 | 21.7 | 70.4 |
8 | Mizoram | 84.8 | 67.2 | 90.2 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 70.5 |
9 | Rajasthan | 55.4 | 70.6 | 92.4 | 36.4 | 26.3 | 70.7 |
10 | Jharkhand | 81.2 | 60.4 | 95.9 | 41.7 | 9.3 | 71.7 |
Union territories like Chandigarh, Delhi and Lakshadweep post near perfect scores across the board, since their compact size makes full coverage easier to achieve.
WHY THE GAP MATTERS
A child's daily school experience, whether they get to use a computer, drink clean water, or use a safe toilet, still depends heavily on the state they are born in.
States like West Bengal and Bihar have less than half their schools online despite reasonably strong toilet and water access, showing that progress on one front does not guarantee progress on another.
Closing these state level gaps will decide whether India's next generation of learners gets equal footing in classrooms, not just equal access to them.
