The Progress of Education in India - A Quantitative Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities

This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India's recent progress in the education sector. India, as one of the world's fastest growing economies, currently enjoys what is termed a 'demographic dividend' meaning that, compared to most other countries, it has a relatively young working age population. In order to exploit this advantage, the author argues that India needs to make this young population economically productive through education. The chapters in the book address whether India has succeeded in doing so, both in terms of numbers educated and the quality of their education. The author draws on specialist surveys conducted by India's National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2008 and 2014 which examine the state of education in India.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Barriers to Accessing Higher Education: Caste, Religion, Gender, and Poverty.- 3. Coping with English as a Medium of Instruction.- 4. Students' Expenditure on Education.- 5. Educational Institutions.- 6. Affirmative Action in Education.- 7. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.

Product details

• Authors: Vani Kant Borooah
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2018
• EAN: 9783319855028
• ISBN: 978-3-31-985502-8
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 9 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 237 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 158 p. 7 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Asien, C, Economic theory & philosophy, Economics and Finance, Economic Theory, Management science, Quantitative Economics, Asia—Economic conditions, Asian Economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Education—Economic aspects, Economics of specific sectors, Education Economics