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This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India’s recent progress in the education sector.¬†India, as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, currently enjoys what is termed a ‘demographic dividend’ meaning that, compared to most other countries, it has a relatively young working age population. In order to exploit this advantage, the author argues that India needs to make this young population economically productive through education.¬†The chapters in the book address whether India has succeeded in doing so, both in terms of numbers educated and the quality of their education. The author draws on¬†specialist surveys conducted by India’s National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2008 and 2014 which examine the state of education in India.