PRAYAGRAJ, March 29 -- In Uttar Pradesh, more girls than boys are pursuing higher education, according to the latest government data. A report from the UP Higher Education Department, submitted to the state government, shows that 4 lakh more female students than males are enrolled in 7,984 colleges across the state.

As per the report, 24,53,758 boys and 28,75,211 girls registered for the 2024-25 academic session, while in 2023-24, the numbers were 26,68,971 boys and 28,07,470 girls pursuing various courses.

Compared to the last session, the enrolment of girl students in traditional courses (BA, BSc, BCom, etc.) in 2024-25 was more than three times that of boys, the data shows.

These figures emerged from the Income-Expenditure Report 20...