Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School … access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the … number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law enshrining the rights of all children to free and compulsory …

. Reducing dependence on private after-school educational institutions known as juku would help reduce the burden and enhance …

OECD. Results for children with low socio-economic background or immigration background do not fully measure up to the high … children would raise subsequent educational attainment, especially for these groups of children. Accountability of schools for …

spending. More focused pre-school spending on disadvantaged children could improve skill formation. Better-targeted funding for … disadvantaged children combined with strengthened incentives for schools to attract and support these students would help raising …, but needs to closely follow effects on fair access for disadvantaged children. The impact of increasing user choice on …

force makes a multi-pronged strategy necessary, including strengthening activation policies, a better school …

students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active … disadvantaged pupils. Developing work-based vocational education would also facilitate the transition from school to work. This …