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Educational attainment levels in India are substantially lower by international standards. Even in 2004, more than 30 % of the people are illiterate, and only about 20 % have completed secondary schooling.
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From the NSSO data, individuals can be grouped into any of the following Educational categories—Illiterate, Literate but below Primary level education, Primary School (Class 5) Passed, Middle School (Class 8) Passed, Secondary School (Class 10) Passed, Higher Secondary (Class 12) Passed, Graduate and above.
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Majumder, R. (2013). Education and Occupation in India. In: Intergenerational Mobility. SpringerBriefs in Economics. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1130-3_2
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