Latest update: December, 2017
- With approximately 28.1 per cent of India’s population in the age group of 0-14 years, as of 2015, educational industry in India provides great growth opportunity.
- The country has more than 1.5 million schools with over 260 million students enrolled.
- In 2015, with 34.2 million students enrolled in approximately 48,116 colleges & institutions for pursuing higher education. India’s higher education segment is the largest in the world.
- Government target of Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 30 per cent for higher education by 2020 to drive investments.
- The education industry in India is estimated to reach US$ 144 billion by 2020 from US$ 97.8 billion in 2016.
Source: UGC Annual Report 2014-15, Technopak, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability
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