Invest In India
EDUCATION
- Since the primitive times of Gurukuls and Nalanda, India has placed great importance on
education.
- India ranks amongst the significant players in the global education industry due to its
extensive and competitive institutes imparting higher education.
- According to the Constitution of India, the children of age group 6-14 years have a
fundamental right to free and compulsory education.
- Between April 2000 and September 2019, FDI inflows in the sector stood at USD 2.69
billion.
- The government of India aims at raising its current gross enrolment ratio to 30 per cent
by the year 2020. This will also result in the growth of distance education in India.
- India has the largest population in the world in the age group 5-24 years, the main
demand drivers of education leading to a huge demand supply gap.
- Easy delivery of educational products as a significant number of English speaking
population (ranked 34 out of 100 countries in English Proficiency Index 2019) is an
added advantage.
- 100 % FDI is allowed in the education sector under the automatic route.
- India is the second largest market of e-learning, just preceded by the US.
