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@article{185549,
        author = {Dr. Jyoti Deepak Joshi},
        title = {India's Journey Toward Quality Education: A Comprehensive Analysis of India's Progress on SDG 4 Compared to Global Benchmarks},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {5},
        pages = {1813-1820},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=185549},
        abstract = {Education is the backbone in Nations’ development; it is fundamental right of every child and is a powerful tool for social transformation. India being developing country has evolved educational development through different stages and phases so that each one can be benefitted with equal opportunity. United Nations’ have designed global blue print for sustainable progress - 2030 agenda of Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) is one of the 17 goals which specifically focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030. India has made ssignificant progress in education system and expanded access to education at all the levels nationwide; while implementing it there were many challenges in achieving equity and quality at all educational levels. However, developed nations, with robust education systems and strong institutional frameworks, present benchmarks that can inform India’s efforts. This comprehensive study examines India's journey toward Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) through a human approach comparing current achievements with developed nations across primary, secondary, tertiary, and lifelong learning dimensions. The study has conducted considering the latest data from Annual Status of Education Report 2024 (ASER 2024) and Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) which is India's largest and most comprehensive Management Information System for school education, initiated by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education. World’s most extensive educational database is included in UDISE+, it includes 14.72 lakh (1.472 million) schools across India, 24.8 crore (248 million) students who are enrolled and 98.08 lakh (9.8 million) teachers and other personnel who are part of education system.
This paper reveals the gaps that demand urgent attention that have been identified after evaluating the international benchmarks and UDISE+ 2023-24. The analysis includes the transformative vision of NEP 2020 adapted by India however complex realities faced by 250 million students, 9.8 million teachers, and countless families whose dreams are based on the educational opportunity available to them.},
        keywords = {SDG 4, educational equity, learning outcomes, NEP 2020, digital divide, foundational literacy, global benchmarks, human development},
        month = {October},
        }