Education in India
Status and Opportunities
Contents:
Status of Education in INDIA
• • • • • Play School and Pre School Education Play School and Pre School Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Hi h Ed i Higher Education Vocational Education
Opportunities and Role for Private Players Opportunities and Role for Private Players
• • • • Opportunities for Service Providers Public Private Partnership (PPP) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Support Services in Education Sector Indian Education Sector: A Snapshot
Status of Education in INDIA
Play School and Pre School Education
Present Status
Lack of any regulatory mechanism for Play School – Pre School Segment 1 2 • P Population under the age group of 2‐6 years is 10‐11 Cr ( 9 ‐10 %) l i d h f 26 i 10 11 C ( 9 10 %) • Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) in pre‐school segment is as low as 18% @
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Current Trends Current Trends
Rising awareness about the significance of early education for child development and maintaining high enrolment and retention rates in primary education • Majority of the Play School and Pre School market is concentrated in Urban Areas Majority of the Play School and Pre School market is concentrated in Urban Areas
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Market Size and Players
Organized pre school market is dominated by private players a few of them are Kidzee, Eurokids, Treehouse • The current urban market size is estimated to be Rs 6000 Cr
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@ at government pre schools`
Source : Fortress Team Research
Elementary Education (Std I‐VIII)
Present Status The Positives ……
• Participation: Rapid improvement in enrollment p p p rates, at least in primary schools 2 • Equity: Social disparity which was very high till 90’s has been reduced significantly.
3 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) gets most of the credit for the improvements in Elementary Education
4 The Problem Areas ……..
• Drop out rates : 48 % in elementary Education (std I VIII) mainly because of socio