In India is compulsory education at the age of 6 to 14 years. During this period, the attendance at public schools is free. The school system includes four main stages: in the five-year elementary school to middle follows from the sixth to eighth grade, about the high schools and, finally, the universities. Today though, nearly all children - at least boys - actually enrolled, but in the higher grades, the number of dropouts and higher. Especially in rural areas, many children receive only a very rudimentary education. Secondary schools and higher education institutions are usually only in cities. Another problem is the discrimination of girls, because their enrollment rate is lower than that of the boys (average 2000 to 2004; Boys: 90 per cent, girls: 85 percent). At higher education institutions, the proportion of women is usually significantly less than that of men.
India has about 380 universities.
There are about 44 million adolescents in India who are illiterate (About 40%). And only 15% of the students reach high school.
In comparison to the data of 1992-93 and 1998-99 it shows that the illiteracy rate has been declining among males and females. Although the decline in female illiteracy is more marked than for males the gender gap remains. A higher percent of males than females have completed each level of schooling and the male-female difference grows with each level of education.
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