World Bank2014-04-152014-04-152003-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17809Secondary 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACHIEVEMENTAPPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGEBASIC SKILLSBOARD OF EDUCATIONBOARDS OF EDUCATIONCLASS WORKCLASSROOMCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMPUTER LITERACYCOMPUTERS IN SCHOOLSCURRICULACURRICULAR GUIDELINESCURRICULUMDISADVANTAGED GROUPSEDUCATIONEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION COURSESEDUCATION FOR THE DISABLEDEDUCATION PLANNINGEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTEDUCATIONAL PLANNINGEDUCATIONAL QUALITYEDUCATIONAL RESEARCHELEMENTARY EDUCATIONELEMENTARY SCHOOLENROLLMENTENROLLMENT FIGURESENROLLMENT FOR BOYSENROLLMENT RATIOEXAMEXAMSEXPENDITURESFINAL EXAMINATIONSFINAL GRADEGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGENERIC SKILLSGERGIFTED STUDENTSGIRLSGOALS FOR EDUCATIONGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOSHIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLSHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER ENROLLMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALINSTRUCTORSJUNIOR COLLEGESJUNIOR SECONDARYLABOR MARKETSLEARNERSLEARNING SKILLSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFELONG LEARNINGLITERATUREMATHEMATICSMEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONMODERN EDUCATIONNATIONAL CURRICULUMNATIONAL OPEN SCHOOLNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATIOSNUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF STUDENTSOPEN SCHOOLSPASS RATEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERFORMANCE OF STUDENTSPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLSPROBLEM SOLVINGPROBLEM SOLVING SKILLSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC EXPENDITUREQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONREASONINGREFORMREPEATERSREPETITIONREPETITION RATESRESIDENTIAL SCHOOLRESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL SCHOOLSRURAL STUDENTSSCHOOL CERTIFICATESCHOOL DISTRIBUTIONSCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL IMPROVEMENTSCHOOL PROGRAMSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENCE EDUCATIONSCIENCE INSTRUCTIONSCIENCE SUBJECTSSECOND LANGUAGESECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECONDARY STUDENTSSKILLED MANPOWERSOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL WELFARESPIRITUAL VALUESSTUDENT ENROLLMENTSTUDENT PERFORMANCETEACHERTEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER MANAGEMENTTEACHER PUPIL RATIOTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEXTBOOKSUNIVERSAL ELEMENTARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL COURSESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOUCHERS10.1596/17809