Secondary Education Of India

Secondary Education Of India


  • The Secondary Education sector prepares students in the age group of 14-18 years for entry into higher education as well as for the world of work.
  • The number of secondary schools in India increased from 7,416 in 1950-51 to 1,68,900 in 2006-07.
  • Total enrollment in secondary and higher secondary schools has increased correspondingly from 1.5 million in 1950-51 to 39.44 million in 2006-07.

India

Population (1,000) Total Male Female
Preschool age, 2006 75140 39229 35911
Primary school age, 2006 124357 65076 59281
Secondary school age, 2006 167545 87609 79937
Total population, all ages,2007 1169016 604990 564026

Official school age (years) Entrance age Graduation age Duration
Preschool, 2005 3 5 3
Primary school, 2005 6 10 5
Secondary school, 2005 11 17 7
Compulsory education, 2005 6 14 9

Net enrollment ratio (%) Total Male Female
Preschool NER
Primary school NER, 2005 88.5 90.1 86.8
Secondary school NER

Gross enrollment ratio (%) Total Male Female
Preschool GER, 2005 38.8 38.0 39.7
Primary school GER, 2005 114.6 115.9 113.2
Secondary school GER, 2005 54.0 59.0 48.6

Entrance and transition (%) Total Male Female
Primary net intake rate
Primary gross intake rate, 2005 128.6 131.7 125.1
Primary entrants with ECCE
Transition rate primary-secondary, 2004 85.1 86.5 83.4

Repetition and completion Total Male Female
Primary repetition rate (%), 2005
3.3 3.4 3.3
Secondary repetition rate (%), 2004
4.7 5.1 4.2
Survival rate to grade 5 (%), 2004
73.0 73.1 72.9
Survival rate to last primary grade (%), 2004
73.0 73.1 72.9
Primary completion rate (%), 2005
84.8 87.1 82.4
School life expectancy (years), 2005
9.5 9.9 9.0
Teaching staff Pupil/teacher ratio % trained teachers % female teachers

Preschool, 2005 40.8 100.0
Primary school, 2004 40.2 44.0
Secondary school, 2004 32.7 33.9

Public expenditure per student as % of GDP per capita
Primary school, 2004 9.2
Secondary school, 2004 16.8
Total public expenditure on education
As % of GDP, 2004 3.8
As % of total government expenditure, 2003 10.7

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