Education In India

Every ten years the literate population of India increases up by about 10%. During the time of independence, there were only 12% literate Indians, Education is monitored in India by state governments. one of the Indian state, Kerala, with a population of 30 million, has the highest literacy rate in India of about 90%. Rajasthan in north India, with a population of 45 million, has the lowest literacy rate just 40%.

The state governments allow free education at primary level to encourage people so that they send their children in the schools. But, again their is a problem of not all Indians get the opportunity to go to school. Schools are funded from different sources like government, local bodies and private funds. The smaller the funds the less the students receive and this lead to poor quality of education.

At the time of independence in 1947 there were 19 universities in all over India. In 1997 there were 219 universities or institutions at university levels in all over India.In general, less then 3% of India's population has an academic education, which is very low compared to world standard. India is also among the few countries in the world who launch their own satellite and has proven its nuclear capability without any support.