India - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in India was 90.17 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 90.17 in 2018, while its lowest value was 40.32 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 40.32
1991 49.35
2001 67.75
2006 74.36
2011 81.85
2018 90.17

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in India was 92.99 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 92.99 in 2018, while its lowest value was 66.31 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 66.31
1991 73.51
2001 84.19
2006 88.41
2011 90.04
2018 92.99

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in India was 91.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 91.66 in 2018, while its lowest value was 53.78 in 1981.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 53.78
1991 61.90
2001 76.43
2006 81.13
2011 86.14
2018 91.66

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in India was 65.79 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 65.79 in 2018, while its lowest value was 25.68 in 1981.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 25.68
1991 33.73
2001 47.84
2006 50.82
2011 59.28
2018 65.79

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in India was 82.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 82.37 in 2018, while its lowest value was 54.84 in 1981.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 54.84
1991 61.64
2001 73.41
2006 75.19
2011 78.88
2018 82.37

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in India was 74.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 74.37 in 2018, while its lowest value was 40.76 in 1981.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 40.76
1991 48.22
2001 61.01
2006 62.75
2011 69.30
2018 74.37

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes