Education Sector In India

How is the education sector in India? It is not bad at all at certain levels and needs definite focus in certain areas. Let’s decode the data.

1. Primary Enrollment:

India performs well in primary enrollment with a gross enrollment ratio of 108% (2021), higher than countries like the US (98%), UK (102%), and even surpassing the global average of 101%.

2. Secondary Enrollment:

India’s secondary enrollment ratio stands at 79% (2021), still above the global average of 77%, but it is lower than countries like the US (101%), UK (113%), and Japan (103%).

3. Tertiary Enrollment:

At the tertiary (higher education) level, India’s enrollment ratio is 32%, far below the global average of 42%. This highlights the need for improvements in higher education accessibility, compared to countries like the US (85%), UK (77%), and Japan (72%).

4. Higher Education Universe:

• Undergraduate Enrollment: 78.9% of India’s higher education students are enrolled in undergraduate courses.
• Postgraduate Enrollment: 12.1% are in postgraduate courses.

5. Education in 2047 (Projections):

• 300–350 million students expected in schools (up from 265 million currently).
• 100–120 million students expected in higher education (up from 43 million currently).
• Schools required: 2–2.2 million schools (from the current 1.5 million).
• Colleges required: 80,000–100,000 colleges (from 40,000+ at present).
• Universities required: 2,000–2,500 universities (from around 1,000+ now).