India’s states spend roughly Rs 3 trillion cumulatively annually on school education. Yet it amounts to very little. Learning outcomes in the K12 segment across the country remain dismal. More inputs usually do not translate into better yields.
The World Bank estimates India’s learning poverty at 54.8 per cent in 2017, referring to children’s inability to read and understand simple text and numbers by the age of 10. Keeping India company are Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jordan, Kuwait and Peru, all ranging in the 50s band. China was at 18.2 per cent in the same year. India’s last performance in
The World Bank estimates India’s learning poverty at 54.8 per cent in 2017, referring to children’s inability to read and understand simple text and numbers by the age of 10. Keeping India company are Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jordan, Kuwait and Peru, all ranging in the 50s band. China was at 18.2 per cent in the same year. India’s last performance in

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