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Kerala least costly for school edu, but spends high on private tuition
The New Indian Express Kottayam
|September 10, 2025
Pvt unaided schools in state five times expensive than those under govt, finds survey
A student in Kerala spends ₹16,518 on an average per year on school education, which is the lowest annual average expenditure incurred by a student in south India, a latest survey by the Union Government has shown. The 'Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education, 2025' also found that students in Kerala spend an average of ₹11,836 per year for private tuition, which is the highest in south India, while the all-India average is ₹8,973.
According to the survey findings, the all-India annual average expense incurred per student on school education stood at ₹13,051. Among the other south Indian states, Tamil Nadu had the highest annual average expense per student at ₹22,338 followed by Telangana (₹21,652), Andhra Pradesh (₹19,344) and Karnataka (₹19,107).
This story is from the September 10, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kottayam.
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