Household expenditure on higher education: what do we know and what do recent data have to say?

Authors

S Chandrasekhar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India
P Geetha Rani, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi
Soham Sahoo, Indian Institute of Management BangaloreFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Economic and Political Weekly

Abstract

Data from the two recent National Sample Survey Office surveys are analysed to provide estimates of higher education expenditure and loans. Households that participate in higher education spend 15.3% of their total expenditure on average in rural areas; in urban areas, they spend 18.4%. This share is larger in southern states, where individuals are more likely to be pursuing technical education in private, unaided institutions and are more likely to have outstanding borrowings for education. At the all-India level, poorer households are less likely to borrow for higher education, possibly because they are risk-averse and uncertain about future returns.

Publication Date

18-7-2019

Publisher

Sameeksha Trust

Volume

Vol.54

Issue

Iss.20

Recommended Citation

Chandrasekhar, S; Rani, P Geetha; and Sahoo, Soham, "Household expenditure on higher education: what do we know and what do recent data have to say?" (2019). Faculty Publications. 646.
https://research.iimb.ac.in/fac_pubs/646