<h1>Economic Survey 2024-25: School Dropouts Decline, Retention Challenges Persist; Highlights Skill Education Importance and Digital Divide Impact</h1> The Economic Survey 2024-25 indicates a decline in school dropout rates but highlights ongoing challenges with retention rates across educational levels in India. Retention rates are 85.4% for primary, 78% for elementary, 63.8% for secondary, and 45.6% for higher secondary education. The survey underscores the significance of skill education in the evolving Industry 4.0 era and notes a rural-urban digital divide, especially affecting females. It also reports a 26.5% increase in higher education enrollment from 2014-15 to 2021-22 and emphasizes the need for expanded educational infrastructure to meet GER targets. Effective NEP 2020 implementation requires regulatory collaboration.