To understand the system it is important to understand its rules, who make it and on what basis the system works.
In order to know the details of policies and guidelines on which the system of education works, we looked through different documents prepared by different government bodies.
"every person above the age of 7 years who can read and write with understanding in any language is said to be literate," says the government survey which holds the National Literacy Rate to be 74.07%
The youth literacy rate, measured within the age group of 15 to 24, is 81.1% (84.4% among males and 74.4% among females), while 86% of boys and 72% of girls are literate in the 10-19 age group.
As of 2011, enrolment rates are 58% for pre-primary, 93% for primary, 69% for secondary, and 25% for tertiary education.
Despite the high overall enrolment rate for primary education, among rural children of age 10, half could not read at a basic level, over 60% were unable to do division, and half dropped out by the age 14.
29% of Indian children are privately educated, With more than 50% children enrolling in private schools in urban areas.
Officially, the pupil to teacher ratio within the public school system for primary education is 35:1, teacher absenteeism in India is exorbitant, with 25% never showing up for work.
- census 2011
