Srinagar, Sep 22 (KNO): In Jammu and Kashmir, 87 percent of students are paying course fees in schools. However, on the contrary only 57.1 percent students pay such charges at the national level.
The official figures available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reveal that at least 87 percent of students reported expenditure on course fees by level of current enrolment for Jammu and Kashmir including 89.3 percent among the male and 84.3 percent among the female students.
It also said that the national percentage of students reported expenditure on course fees by level of current enrollment for each state and UT was 57.1 percent in 2025.
According to the official figures, in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, 85 percent persons including 87.7 percent males and 81.7 percent females enrolled in school reported expenditure on course fees by level of current enrolment.
Likewise, in the urban areas of Jammu and Kashmir at least 96.1 percent persons enrolled in school reported expenditure on course fees by level of current enrolment. This includes 95.9 percent of male and 96.3 percent female students respectively.
At higher secondary level, the official figures reveal that the students in Jammu and Kashmir reported 100 percent expenditure on course fees by level of current enrolment. However, the national average at the senior secondary level is only 85.9 percent.
Similarly, at the secondary level 98.7 percent of students at both rural and urban areas reported expenditure on course fees by level of current enrolment—(KNO)