The report states that the country would be "more than half a century late for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline." It also states that India has the highest number of out-of-school students in the lower secondary level and at the upper secondary level, 46.8 million are out of school. Over 11.1 million students in India do not go to schools in lower-secondary level while 2.9 million students do not even attend primary school. Over 60 million children receive little or no education. The report says that by 2020 there will be a shortage of 40 million workers with tertiary education.

India will be able to meet the deadline of 2030 and achieve sustainable development goals only if India introduces fundamental changes in the education sector, the report says.

"A fundamental change is needed in the way we think about education's role in global development because it has a catalytic impact on the well-being of individuals and the future of our planet," said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova.

Another report titled "Education for People and Planet" has revealed that despite India's poor performance in Education sector, Indian students receive some education about the environment.

"While in the majority of countries, education is the best indicator of climate change awareness, half of countries curricula worldwide do not explicitly mention climate change in their content. India is an exception, where currently some 300 million school students receive some environmental education," it said.