Northern Zone includes States like Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. These States have improved considerably in terms of access to school education and enrollment of students at the school level. This zone has several prominent educational institutes that have been training students and imparting holistic development. However, in terms of access to school education, the zone has multiple issues like urban-rural disparity and lower female literacy.