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India aspires to be the next university superpower but only 40% attend secondary school now
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The figures are staggering. India's government speaks of increasing the proportion of young people going to university from 12% at present to 30% by 2025 – approaching the levels of many Western countries.
It wants to expand its university system to meet the aspirations of a growing middle class, to widen access, and become a “knowledge powerhouse”.
It will mean increasing the country's student population from 12 million to over 30 million, and will put it on course to becoming one of the world's largest education systems.
While more than 95% of children now attend primary school, just 40% attend secondary school, according to the World Bank. That in itself will limit growth in university enrolment.
“What is achievable is adding perhaps 10 million students to existing capacity in the next five to seven years,” he says.
That would still be a major achievement, but some way from making India an education superpower.
See more and subscribe to NextBigFuture at 2012-10-28 00:23:10 Source: http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/10/india-aspires-to-be-next-university.html
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