Dataset · Education
Number of higher secondary schools in each district of Kerala by management (government, aided, unaided) and the number of batches (class sections) by stream (science, humanities, commerce), as printed in the appendix 'District-wise/Management-wise Number of Higher Secondary Schools in Kerala' of the Kerala Economic Review, editions 2016, 2017 and 2019 to 2025 (source: Directorate of Higher Secondary Education). Each row is one district (or the Kerala total), edition and measure; the table, page and file of each edition are listed under Source documents. In the 2025 edition Kerala had 2,076 higher secondary schools (819 government, 845 aided, 412 unaided) with 7,223 batches (3,707 science, 1,400 humanities, 2,116 commerce). Use it to compare higher secondary capacity and stream mix across districts; join with PRI-EDU-0005 for enrolment.
The first 5 of 1,080 rows
| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | indicator | measure | region | ref_period | ref_period_type | is_partial_period | value | unit | qa_flag | notes | district_as_per_source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | higher_secondary_schools_batches | batches_commerce | State | 2016 | year | False | 2117.0 | number | Total | ||
| 2016 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | higher_secondary_schools_batches | batches_humanities | State | 2016 | year | False | 1400.0 | number | Total | ||
| 2016 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | higher_secondary_schools_batches | batches_science | State | 2016 | year | False | 3731.0 | number | Total | ||
| 2016 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | higher_secondary_schools_batches | batches_total | State | 2016 | year | False | 7248.0 | number | Total | ||
| 2016 | year | state | 32 | Kerala | higher_secondary_schools_batches | schools_aided | State | 2016 | year | False | 854.0 | number | Total |
16 columns, in file order.
periodperiod_typegeo_levelgeo_codegeo_nameindicatormeasureregionref_periodref_period_typeis_partial_periodvalueunitqa_flagnotesdistrict_as_per_sourcePlease cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). District- and management-wise higher secondary schools and batches by stream in Kerala, 2016-2025 [Dataset]. PRI Data Repository. /data/higher-secondary-schools-batches-kerala