Abstract
India’s total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen by 19% over the last ten years. Between 2000- 2010 the percentage decline in TFR in the state of Uttar Pradesh has been 23%. Meanwhile, literacy rate has risen by 13.5% in the state over the last decade. Using the framework suggested in Becker’s Quantity-Quality Tradeoff Model (1960), this study provides evidence of a correlation between a woman’s fertility rate and the education attainment level of the children in the household. As there are more children born into a household, the resources of the parents get divided amongst the children. Thus, expanding the family size has worsening prospects for the children.