Secondary Education in India

Secondary education is increasingly becoming an area of focus in developing countries, which have thus far concentrated on achieving universal elementary education. This policy note on secondary education in India discusses issues and aspects critical for the development of this subsector. Secondary education, in terms of policy, is a concurrent item in that it is within the purview of both State and Central governments. State level implications and strategies for developing this sub-sector are critical. The Central government involvement in secondary education thus far has been through discrete programs, such as computer and vocational education. The 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) intends a much more strategic role for the Central government in improving secondary education in the country. This policy note supports this national vision and highlights the issues and constraints in implementing this vision. The policy note concludes with a summary of issues and aspects critical for this sub-sector relating to four areas: planning in secondary and higher secondary education; administrative reform; improving the quality of education and financing of secondary education.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2003-11
Subjects:	ACHIEVEMENT, APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, BASIC SKILLS, BOARD OF EDUCATION, BOARDS OF EDUCATION, CLASS WORK, CLASSROOM, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMPUTER LITERACY, COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS, CURRICULA, CURRICULAR GUIDELINES, CURRICULUM, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, EDUCATION, EDUCATION BUDGET, EDUCATION COURSES, EDUCATION FOR THE DISABLED, EDUCATION PLANNING, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT FIGURES, ENROLLMENT FOR BOYS, ENROLLMENT RATIO, EXAM, EXAMS, EXPENDITURES, FINAL EXAMINATIONS, FINAL GRADE, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENERIC SKILLS, GER, GIFTED STUDENTS, GIRLS, GOALS FOR EDUCATION, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOS, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER ENROLLMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, INSTRUCTORS, JUNIOR COLLEGES, JUNIOR SECONDARY, LABOR MARKETS, LEARNERS, LEARNING SKILLS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFELONG LEARNING, LITERATURE, MATHEMATICS, MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION, MODERN EDUCATION, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NATIONAL OPEN SCHOOL, NET ENROLLMENT, NET ENROLLMENT RATIOS, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, OPEN SCHOOLS, PASS RATE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS, PRIMARY ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PROBLEM SOLVING, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION, REASONING, REFORM, REPEATERS, REPETITION, REPETITION RATES, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION, RURAL AREAS, RURAL SCHOOLS, RURAL STUDENTS, SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, SCHOOL DISTRIBUTION, SCHOOL EDUCATION, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, SCHOOL PROGRAM, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCIENCE EDUCATION, SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, SCIENCE SUBJECTS, SECOND LANGUAGE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY STUDENTS, SKILLED MANPOWER, SOCIAL STUDIES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SPIRITUAL VALUES, STUDENT ENROLLMENT, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, TEACHER, TEACHER EDUCATION, TEACHER MANAGEMENT, TEACHER PUPIL RATIO, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEXTBOOKS, UNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL COURSES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOUCHERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/7161209/secondary-education-india https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17809
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