As per the 80th round of the NSSO report no. 595, entitled Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education 2025, the average expenditure per student on school education (at all levels) in India is ₹12,616. To fathom this figure in the context of India’s project of Viksit Bharat@2047, a comparison with the expenditure on education by developed countries across the world would be helpful. A comparison of a couple of OECD countries brings out interesting results. To make this comparison ₹12,616 needs to be converted to dollars. A consumption-based PPP factor (by National accounts of National statistical office) gives a figure of $ 842. As per the report ‘Education at a glance (2023) published by OECD, U.S.