Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019

India ranked 35th in the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019, as per a report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit. This year, India scored 53 and has jumped five ranks from the 40th rank with an overall score of 41.2 across categories in 2018. Finland topped the index followed by Sweden.

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The report attributes India’s growth to the new national education policy introduced and published in 2019 that mentions future-oriented skills such as critical thinking, communication and entrepreneurship. The education policy was highlighted in the Union Budget 2020 and it will come under ‘Aspirational India’ which will focus on skill-based education, a greater inflow of finance to attract talented teachers and innovate and build better labs.