Only a Few Pages Indexed by Google Despite Sitemap Listing All Pages

[GatewayabroadJaipur1]

Hi everyone,

I have a website: gatewayabroadeducations-com with approximately 280 total pages, including many blog posts. All of these pages are included in the sitemap, which I've submitted through Google Search Console.

However, when I check using site:gatewayabroadeducations-com in Google, I can only see around 29 pages indexed. The rest—including most of the blog posts—aren't showing up in the search results.

Here's what I've already checked:

All pages are listed in the sitemap
No pages are blocked by robots.txt
Pages return a 200 OK status
Canonical tags appear correct
No manual actions or penalties in Search Console
I'm not sure what's causing this issue. Could it be related to:

Content quality or duplication?
Poor internal linking?
Crawl budget limitations?
Something else?
I'd appreciate any insights or suggestions to help identify and resolve the indexing issue.

Thanks!

Gateway Abroad Jaipur has been one of the Leading Study abroad Consultants in Jaipur for over 16 years, helping students pursue higher studies in countries such as the UK, Ireland, Australia, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.

[paulscreationids]

Low-quality content, crawl budget limits, duplicate pages, or technical errors can cause this problem. Enhance internal linking and content quality, and request Google Search Console indexing.

[neststayhome]

Few pages indexed despite sitemap usually means crawl issues, low quality content, duplicates, noindex tags, or weak internal linking.

[scopegranites]

This usually happens when Google finds your site but doesn't consider all pages important or crawlable enough, often due to weak internal linking, duplicate content, or low-quality signals.

Also check for crawl errors, "noindex" tags, or poor site authority, which can prevent full indexing even if pages are in the sitemap.