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Education spending far below the 6% goal
India first set a goal of spending 6% of national income on education in 1968. By the Economic Survey's measure, the Centre and states together spent about 2.7% of GDP in 2023-24.
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What we know
The National Education Policy 2020 repeated the 6% goal. International measures from UNESCO and the World Bank put India's spending between 3% and 4.6% of GDP, depending on the year and what is counted. Every measure falls short of the goal.
Open questions
- What share of your state's budget goes to schools, and how much of it is salaries?
- How much of the money allocated to education is actually spent each year?
- What would it cost to fill every teacher vacancy in your state?
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