Education:

• Education refers to the process of teaching and learning.
• Human capital investment: Investment made for education, training, grooming, research, etc. are called human capital investment.

Benefits of education:

• Improves the standard of living of human beings
• Improves a person’s ability to exchange ideas and uplifts his self-confidence.
• A person can build a congenial atmosphere for leading a good life.
• Makes a person efficient enough to utilize the opportunities generated in the society.
• Productivity of labourers can be increased through training.
• Agricultural productivity can be increased through technological knowledge.
• A person’s active participation in social issues can be increased.
• Enables a society to increase and expand environmental balance.
• Awareness can be brought regarding cleanliness and health.

Present scenario of education:

Stages of education are:

• Primary education: 1 to 5 standards.
• Higher Primary education: 6 to 8 standards.
• Secondary education: 9 and 10 standards.
• Higher secondary education: 11 and 12 standards.
• College or higher education r standard 12 +
• Technical education: After standard 8, education by ITI.
  • The constitution of India has made primary education for children in the age group 6 to 14 years, free and compulsory and its responsibility is assigned to State Government.
  • In 2013 – 14: There were 1.4 million primary schools in India.
    : There were 7.7 million teachers in India.
    : Student teacher ratio was 46:1 in primary education. It was 34: 1 in higher primary education.
    : 69 % of students enrolled in secondary education. It was 25 % in higher secondary education.
  • In 2011: There was 74.04% literacy in India and it was 79.31 % in Gujarat.