Student protests highlight gaps in teachers, toilets and basic school infrastructure across IndiaNEW DELHI: Another kind of student protest is beginning to surface on social media - schoolchildren demanding small fixes: a teacher, a usable toilet, a playground, sometimes even a proper road to school. The complaints may be local, but data suggests the gaps they point to are widespread.

In Hamirpur, 300 children marched 6km to the collectorate seeking a usable road to school; in Lucknow, 250 girls marched over teacher shortages and basic amenities; in Jaipur, students with disabilities protested over toilets, sanitation and unsafe classrooms. The problems are neither confined to one region nor of the same kind everywhere.

3%. 8% of its total.

1%, records 68 schools with no enrolled students. 8% of state govt schools.

Data shows uneven school infrastructure, with major gaps in internet, computers and accessibility. 3%.

Of the country's 14,66,682 schools, 10,03,051 are state govt-run and 2,194 are central govt schools. Another 3,41,689 are private unaided recognised schools and 79,261 govt-aided.

7 crore enrolments and 1 cr-ore teachers, with a pupil-teacher ratio of 24. 1%.

9%. 2% have ramps with handrails.

Teacher deployment presents one of the sharper contrasts. UDISE+ records over 29 lakh students enrolled in 1,00,843 single-teacher schools.

At the same time, it records 20,667 teachers in 5,663 schools with zero enrolment. 9% of private unaided schools.

7% in private schools. 2% of private schools.

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