• 28 states each with own language. We must think of India as continent; each state its own country; education at state jurisdictions
• Population over 1billion
• Large differences in culture between northern and southern India

Education

• 95% of children 6-14 years enrolled in some form of elementary school
• Official drop out rate = 49%
• 41% across Grades 1 to 8 able to read simple stories
• 27.9% across these grades could do simple calculations
• In rural areas, most government schools are multigrade
• In urban areas, govt schools monograde; up to 70% of children in low cost private schools
• EN Beginner materials compare to Grade 3 in India