Education for Sustainable Development: Trends and Prospects in India

Education as a lifelong and continuous process is critical to fostering healthy lifestyles, developing skills in youth, inculcating essential thinking and social values, and reducing poverty, thus enhancing sustainable growth. India is committed to bringing quality, inclusive, and holistic education to every child and youth of this country. Moreover, equal access to education is a fundamental right of every citizen. This chapter has critically investigated trends and growth in the education sector over the past 5 years to see its alignment with the sustainable development goals of 2030.