India, Sept. 23 -- The incredible progress women made in the higher education sector is revealed by the Report of All India Study of Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19. The estimated Gross Enrollment Ratio(GER) in higher education in India is 26.3 per cent, which is calculated for the age group of 18 to 23. The GER for male population at all India level is 26.3 percent whereas for women it stands at 26.4 per cent.
The progress is better in Scheduled Caste category. The GER for male SC students is 22.7 per cent where as for female SC students it is 23.3 percent. The GER of women in higher education in India is more than their male counterpart is witnessed for the first time in India.
In 2011-12, the GER for all categories stood at 20.8 per c...