This paper presents the pattern of household expenditure on elementary education according to types of schools (such as government, aided and private) for major states and all India. It is hypothesised that the household expenditure on education reflects household demand for education besides...

Using the NCAER survey data on Human Development in rural India (HDI) (1994), supplemented by other sources, the paper examines the extent of household expenditure on education by different groups of population, the elasticity of household expenditure on education to changes in household income...