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Introduction: The educational system in India has been a topic of discussion since 1947. India gained their independence, forcing the government to focus their attention on primary, secondary, and tertiary education. Ages 6 to 14 are provided free, compulsory education however not all children are able to take advantage because the barrier of the rural sectors.

Primary: Female students entering primary education: 65,956,288, making up almost half of the total enrollment in primary education. One third of the total population are not enrolled in the education system and the dropout rate is higher in rural areas. The survival rate is approximately 65% across the board on all measures. The teacher/student ratio is 1:40 in classes.

Secondary: Secondary education’s gap is much larger than in primary education. Education males is much higher than females: 53,814,417 to 42,235,247. The teacher/student ratio is 1:33 in classes. Another area that has declined is vocational training.

Tertiary: Tertiary education has slightly different numbers: 54,350,698 females / 59,222,202 males attending school.

Human and Financial Resources: 44% of primary teachers are female, 33.9% of secondary teacher are female. 11% of the government’s budget was spent of education in 2003. In 2005, 3.2% of the GDP was spend on education expenditures. This has India at number 140 when compared to other countries in the world.