evidence: The Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry is broadly responsible for education imparted between the ages of six to 18 years, i.e., school education. Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 the government is mandated to provide elementary education to all children between six to 14 years of age. Secondary education is imparted between classes nine to 12 for children between 14-18 years of age. [...] Also, the amount of funds being spent on elementary education (class 1-8) has been significantly higher than the expenditure on secondary education (class 9-12). Table 5 captures the expenditure for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan since 2014-15. [...] Secondary education: In the National Achievement Survey (2015) for class 10, in the English subject, 24% students were in the range of 0-35% score and 61% students were in the range of 36-50% score. Further, 35% students were in 0-35% scores, and 49% students were in the range of 36-50% scores in Mathematics. [12]