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Elementary education in India versus China: Guidelines for NEP implementation

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  • Naveen Kumar
  • Vinitha Varghese

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This paper documents the state of elementary education in India and China since the 1960s, key lessons for India from China's shift in focus from 'quantity' to 'quality', and evidence-based guidelines for effective implementation of India's New Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). The divergent policy focus has led to differential trajectories for elementary education in the two emerging economies, with China being decades ahead in improving literacy rates.

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  • Naveen Kumar & Vinitha Varghese, 2022. "Elementary education in India versus China: Guidelines for NEP implementation," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-64, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Vinitha Varghese, 2022. "Impact of school consolidation on enrolment and achievement: Evidence from India," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-150, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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