Progress in Participation in Tertiary Education in India from 1983 to 2004

Progress in Participation in Tertiary Education in India from 1983 to 2004

Using nationally representative household surveys, this paper examines the trends in attainment, enrollment, and access to tertiary (higher) education in India from 1983 to 2005. The findings suggest that there has been considerable progress in att...

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Main Authors: Azam, Mehtabul, Blom, Andreas
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
AGE COHORT
AGE GROUP
AGE GROUPS
COLLEGES
COMPETITION FOR ENTRY
COMPLETION RATE
COMPLETION RATES
DEGREE COURSES
DEGREES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISCIPLINES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC STATUS
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATION LEVELS
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATIONAL STATUS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
ENROLLMENT GAP
ENROLLMENT RATES
ENROLLMENT RATIO
EQUAL ACCESS
EQUITABLE TERTIARY EDUCATION
FEMALE ENROLLMENT
FEMALE ENROLLMENT RATIO
FEMALE STUDENTS
GENDER GAP
GER
GIRLS
GROSS ENROLLMENT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
HIGHER EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
HIGHER ENROLLMENT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME LEVELS
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE SOCIETIES
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET DEMAND
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LOW ENROLLMENT
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NER
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATIO
PAPERS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
QUALIFIED STUDENTS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
RURAL STUDENTS
RURAL WOMEN
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY LEVEL
SOCIAL GROUPS
STUDENT BODY
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
STUDENT POPULATION
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTION
TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
TERTIARY ENROLLMENT
TUITION
TUITION FEES
UNEQUAL REPRESENTATION
UNIVERSAL ENROLLMENT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN AREAS
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10088005/progress-participation-tertiary-education-india-1983-2004
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6292
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Summary:Using nationally representative household surveys, this paper examines the trends in attainment, enrollment, and access to tertiary (higher) education in India from 1983 to 2005. The findings suggest that there has been considerable progress in attainment and participation; however, they remain low. Important gaps exist in enrollment between rich and poor, rural and urban areas, men and women, disadvantaged groups and the general population, and states. Analysis of transition rates from secondary education to tertiary education and regression analysis indicate that inequality in tertiary education between disadvantaged groups and the general population is explained by low completion rates of secondary education. Inequality in tertiary education related to income, gender, rural residence, and between states is explained by: (i) differences in completion rates of secondary education, and (ii) differences in the probability of transitioning from secondary education to tertiary education. In particular, the importance of household income has grown markedly. Equitable expansion of secondary education is therefore critical for improving the equity of tertiary education. There is also a need to help qualified youth from low-income families and rural backgrounds to attend tertiary education, in particular the technical and engineering streams, in which participation is lower.

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