India+(JC)

Intro: The growth of the Indian economy hs forced the government to focus on revitalizing the education system. There is a large deficit between male and femal students and large classroom sizes. According to the 2001 census the total literacy rate for India was 65.38%. 59.4% of rural residents are literate and 80.3% of rural residents are literate. (I accidently added that last statement to someone else's Wiki..I found the info. though).

Primary Education: This portion of Indian education has the highest precentage of students that are not enrolled in school. One third of students at this age are not enrolled and and the drop out rats are high (especially in more rural areas). The majority of students enrolled are male. Primary Education (ages 6-13) is provided to the students by the government, but schools may be very far and there are usually a limited number of teachers.

Secondary Education: Many students do not attend secondary schools in India. The class sizes are very large with a student:teacher ration of about 35:1.

Tertiary Education: The numbers for Tertiary Education are higher than secondary education. Perhaps the population is larger at this age. Usually only elite, priviledged students attend higher education because it must be paid for by the student, athough there is some funding available. In 1953 the government established the University Grants Commision to regulate the standard and spread of higher education and literacy. There has been marked progress in the expansion of higher education because of this initiative (I accidently added this last statement to someone else's Wiki...I found the info. though).

Human and Financial Resources: In 2003 the Indian government spent 11% of its budget on education. 3.2% of its GDP was spent on educational expenditures. That puts India at number 140 in comparison to other countries in the world.