India - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 40.32 |
| 1991 | 49.35 |
| 2001 | 67.75 |
| 2006 | 74.36 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 66.31 |
| 1991 | 73.51 |
| 2001 | 84.19 |
| 2006 | 88.41 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 53.78 |
| 1991 | 61.90 |
| 2001 | 76.43 |
| 2006 | 81.13 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.68 |
| 1991 | 33.73 |
| 2001 | 47.84 |
| 2006 | 50.82 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 54.84 |
| 1991 | 61.64 |
| 2001 | 73.41 |
| 2006 | 75.19 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 40.76 |
| 1991 | 48.22 |
| 2001 | 61.01 |
| 2006 | 62.75 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
