The household survey recorded the schooling status of children in the age group 3-16 and assessed children aged 5-16 in basic reading and arithmetic. Along with rising overall enrolment in the period 2018-22, in practically all States and for all age groups, there has been a significant shift in enrolment away from private schools into government schools. For boys, the shift to government schools has been from 61.6 percent in 2018 to 69.2 percent in 2022, and for girls, the proportion enrolled in government school grew from 68.4 percent in 2018 to 74.1 percent in 2022, the survey said.