India • Jun 19, 2025

Girls outshine in Science stream in Class 12

Big news for 2024: More girls in India passed Class 12 science than arts—28.1 lakh in science versus 27.2 lakh in arts.
This flips the trend from previous years, where arts always had more female passouts.

TL;DR

Surge in science success

Science passouts have nearly doubled since 2013, jumping from 36.3 lakh to 61 lakh overall.
Girls are leading this surge—their numbers in science went from 13.4 lakh to over 28 lakh.
Even among Scheduled Tribe girls, science success has doubled since 2013.

Decline in commerce passouts

Meanwhile, fewer students are passing commerce—down from 18 lakh in 2022 to just under 17 lakh now.
Better labs and smart classrooms might be drawing more students toward science these days.