Education

Kerala’s achievement in literacy and school enrolment is part of its public identity. The harder question now is quality: whether schools and colleges equip young people to think, to work and to take part in public life.

Why it matters

Access is no longer the main problem. Learning levels, the relevance of degrees to the jobs that exist, the governance of universities, and the steady movement of students abroad are. Each of these is a policy problem with consequences for the economy and for families who invest heavily in education.

How we work

• Evidence on learning. We analyse national and state assessment data, and run small field studies to understand what is happening inside classrooms.
• University governance. We compare how universities in India and elsewhere are funded, led and held to account.
• Student journeys. We study why students choose the courses and places they do, including the growing number who go overseas.
• Inclusion. We look at how children with disabilities, children of migrant workers and first generation learners are served.

Findings are shared with teachers, school leaders, university administrators and the education department, and with parents through plain language explainers.