Elementary Education in India
More than 1 million primary schools for 194 million children
Vast improvements in attendance and literacy rate since independence
Free and compulsory education from age 6 – 14
But 38% illiteracy rate (58% for SC/ST, 52% females)
Primary: Mostly governmental/local body, 10% private (Upper Primary: 28% private)
Very heterogeneous: Very large di?erences state-wise and rural/urban