The Private Schooling Phenomenon in India: A Review

• Published in: The Journal of development studies Vol. 56; no. 10; pp. 1795 - 1817
• Main Author: Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Affordability; Data; Education policy; Expenditures; Fees & charges; Government; Labor migration; Migration; Minimum wage; Private schools; Public officials; Quality of education; Students; Teachers; Unemployed people; Wages & salaries; India

This paper examines the size, growth, salaries, fee levels and per-pupil-costs of private schools, and compares these with the government school sector. Official data show a steep growth of private schooling and a corresponding rapid shrinkage in the size of the government school sector in India, su...