according to the 2011 census the female literacy rate of india is 74.04%.
according to the 2011 census the female literacy rate of india is?
74.04%
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though it is gradually rising, the female literacy rate in india is lower than the male literacy rate. according to census of india 2011, literacy rate of females is 65.46% compared to males which is 82.14%. compared to boys, far fewer girls are enrolled in the schools, and many of them drop out. according to the national sample survey data of 1997, only the states of kerala and mizoram have approached universal female literacy rates. according to majority of the scholars, the major factor behind the improved social and economic status of women in kerala is literacy.
gender inequality in india
literacy rate in india is uneven and as such, different states and union territories of india have differences in their literacy rates. the following table shows the 2011 and 2001 census data on total literacy rate, male literacy rate, female literacy rate and decadal difference in percentage. according to census 2011, kerala has the highest total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate. bihar has the lowest total literacy rate and male literacy rates while rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate. literacy figures are collected by census takers which essentially means literacy (or lack thereof ) is self assessed.
list of indian states and union territories by literacy rate