India’s Education Policy’s Structure, Statistics And Challenges -A Comparative Analysis With Finland Education System

Abstract

The education system of a country substantially affects its socioeconomic status and global standing. Keeping this in mind, Indian education system has undergone numerous changes time to time thus contributing to immense economic growth and world reputation for generating employable competent workforce. A latest educational reform i.e. India’s New Educational Policy 2020 has suggested incorporation of multidisciplinary universities and autonomous colleges so as to promote quality higher education. According to the 2022 report, the literacy rate in Finland is 100% while the literacy rate in India is 77.7%. The present paper aims to acutely comprehend the Education Policy of India, its structure, statistics and challenges it faced for decades. Paper will majorly highlight the India’s New Education policies with changes pertaining to structure, pedagogy, methodology, and proposed outcome. There will be details pertaining to which extend it replicates education system of Finland. Paper will also highlight the limitations that India or any developing nation may have at present and how long or what measures it would require to attain complete literacy. The study will further be utilized to map the key differences and similarities between the education systems of Finland and India analyzing their societal, political, historical, lingual, and economic factors.