Education in India
Education in
India
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Education in the
Republic of India
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National education
budget (2005–2012)
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Budget
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₹99,100 crore(US$14 billion)
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General details
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Primary languages
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Indian languages, English
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System type
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Federal, State or Private
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Established
Compulsory Education |
1 April 2010
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Total
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Male
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82.2%
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Female
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65.5%
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Total
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(N/A)
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Primary
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95%
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Secondary
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69%
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Post secondary
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25%
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Education in India is
provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: central, state and local. Under various
articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as
a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14. The ratio of
public schools to private schools in India is 7:5.
India has made progress in terms of increasing
the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the
population in the 7–10 age group, by 2011.[5] India's improved education system is
often cited as one of the main contributors to its economic development.[6] Much of the progress, especially
in higher education and scientific research, has been
credited to various public institutions. While enrollment in higher educationhas increased steadily over the past decade,
reaching a Gross Enrollment Ratio of 24% in 2013,[7] there still remains a significant
distance to catch up with tertiary education enrollment levels of developed nations,[8] a challenge that will be necessary to
overcome in order to continue to reap a demographic dividend from India's comparatively young population.
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