India, March 14 -- Enrolment in schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has risen in the last decade, but concerns about retention and falling enrolment in regional language schools remain, according to a report released by the Praja Foundation on Friday.

The report, titled 'State of Municipal Education in Mumbai 2026', states that students in civic schools accounted for 41% of the total number of school students in Mumbai in 2015-16. This fell to 36% in 2019-20 but rose sharply to 42% during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021-22. Thereafter, the proportion stabilised at 44% in 2024-25.

However, the report raises serious concerns about retention. It found that out of every 100 students who enrolled in Class 1 in 2015-16, ...