How can you say that education in India is a challenging proposition?

Education — a challenging proposition in India : Following points show that education in India is a challenging proposition:

1. Low government expenditure on education : Government has committed to spend nearly 6% of GDP on education. But actually it spends only 3-4% of GDP.

2. Gender bias : There is still a significant 'gender bias' in offering the opportunities of education to male and female children. The enrolment ratio is relatively low for the female candidates and their drop out ratio is very high.

3. A large number of illiterate persons : About 26% of India's population live below poverty line. Due to this they are deprived of literacy.

4. Privatisation : There is growing tendency towards privatisation of education. It makes education expensive.

5. Low access level in rural areas : There is a high degree of disparity-access to education. The access level is considerably low for the rural population as compared to the urban population.

6. Inadequate vocational education : Due to insufficient of vocational education the unemployment among the educated young men is increasing.