Indians Spend 20 Lakh for School Education: Survey

As per government data, average costs on secondary education in private schools are as high as Rs 893 per month in comparison with just Rs 275 per month in government schools. This is chiefly due to the difference in soaring tuition fees in private institutions.

The cumulative public spending on education in the 11th Plan period is projected at Rs1244, 797 crore for both the Centre and states together. Around 43 percent of the public expenditure on education was noted to have incurred for elementary education, 25 percent for secondary education and the remaining 32 percent for higher education.

It was also noted that around half of the Central government's expenditure had incurred for higher education and the remaining for elementary (39 percent) and secondary (12 percent) education. The number in the state sector was about 75 percent for school education, 44 percent of which is on elementary education and 30 percent on secondary education.

It was seen that public expenditure on secondary education has gone up from 0.78 percent in 2007-2008 to 1.05 percent in 2011-2012.

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