Education Development Index

Kerala tops the Education Development Index (EDI) in the field of elementary schooling followed by Delhi, the human resource development ministry said Thursday.While Tamil Nadu is placed third, Bihar ranks 35th in the composite EDI list.Delhi, which stands second in the composite list, tops the chart of primary education index. The composite list encompasses performance both in the primary and upper primary level.The ministry through the National University of Educational Planning and Administration has developed the EDI to track the progress of the states towards universal elementary education.It is expected that this exercise will help more effective targeting of SSA (universal education) to the neediest districts.