World Bank2014-04-152014-04-152003-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17811This policy note analyses the evidence on the various equity issues relating to the participation and completion of elementary school education in India is based on the data collected by the national sample survey (NSS) and national family health surveys (NFHS), the latest year being looked at is 1998-99. this documentation of state-wise regional, community, gender and income inequities therefore do not take into account the progress made by states in reducing the inequities under the district primary education program (DPEP) program for the last 8 years. in fact, some of the issues which comes out of this study and needs attention is probably already addressed under some of the new programs already being undertaken by the MHRD, such as the sarva shiksha abhiyan (SSA). however, by filing these issues in a systematic manner, we hope to draw continued attention to the status of these issues in the programs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO PRIMARY SCHOOLINGACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONACCESS TO SCHOOLSACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENTSAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSATTENDANCE RATEATTENDING SCHOOLBASIC EDUCATIONBIRTH ORDERCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONDESIRED OBJECTIVESDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDROP OUT RATESDROP OUTSECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION EXPENDITUREEDUCATION EXPENDITURESEDUCATION FACILITIESEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION FOR CHILDRENEDUCATION INDICATORSEDUCATION OUTCOMESEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION STANDARDSEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL ACCESSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURESEDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTSEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESEDUCATIONAL REFORMSELEMENTARY EDUCATIONELEMENTARY SCHOOLELEMENTARY SCHOOLINGEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATESENROLLMENT RATIOSENROLMENT RATEENROLMENT RATESEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONFREE EDUCATIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGENERAL EDUCATIONGERGIRLSGIRLS EDUCATIONGIRLS ENROLLMENTGOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLSGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESGROSS ENROLMENTGROSS ENROLMENT RATESHIGHER EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLITERATESLEARNINGLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLITERACYLITERACY LEVELSLITERACY RATELITERACY RATESLITERATESMATHEMATICSMEDICAL EDUCATIONMOBILITYNERNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATIOSNET ENROLMENTNET ENROLMENT RATENUTRITIONOUT OF SCHOOL CHILDRENPARENTAL EDUCATIONPARTICIPATION RATESPER CAPITA INCOMEPHYSICAL ACCESSPRIMARY COMPLETIONPRIMARY COMPLETION RATESPRIMARY CYCLEPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION COMPLETIONPRIMARY EDUCATION PARTICIPATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAMPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATEPRIMARY ENROLMENTPRIMARY GRADESPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY LEVELSPRIMARY NET ENROLLMENT RATEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROFICIENCYPUBLIC EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATIONQUALIFIED TEACHERSREADINGRELIGIOUS SCHOOLSREPETITIONRIGHT TO EDUCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL GIRLSRURAL LITERACYRURAL POORSCHOOL AGED CHILDRENSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL FACILITIESSCHOOL MAPPINGSCHOOL NETWORKSSCHOOL PARTICIPATIONSCHOOLINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSSTATE EDUCATIONSTATE EDUCATION SYSTEMSSTUDENT ENROLLMENTSTEACHERTEACHER EFFECTIVENESSTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL LITERACYUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUPEUPPER PRIMARYUPPER PRIMARY GRADESURBAN AREASWOMEN TEACHERS10.1596/17811