Education

India has made huge progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three fourths of the population.India s literacy rate had grown from 52.2 Percent in 1991 to 74.04 Percent in 2011. The right to education at elementary level has been made one of the fundamental rights under the eighty sixth Amendment of 2002, and legislation has been enacted to further the objective of providing free education to all children.However, the literacy rate of 74 Percent is still lower than the worldwide average and the country suffers from a high dropout rate. Further, the literacy rates and educational opportunities vary by region, gender, urban and rural areas, and among different social groups.