Literacy in India has been increasing as more and more people receive a better education, but it is still far from all-encompassing. In 2023, the degree of literacy in India was about 77 percent, with the majority of literate Indians being men. It is estimated that the global literacy rate for people aged 15 and above is about 86 percent. How to read a literacy rateIn order to identify potential for intellectual and educational progress, the literacy rate of a country covers the level of education and skills acquired by a country’s inhabitants. Literacy is an important indicator of a country’s economic progress and the standard of living – it shows how many people have access to education. However, the standards to measure literacy cannot be universally applied. Measures to identify and define illiterate and literate inhabitants vary from country to country: In some, illiteracy is equated with no schooling at all, for example. Writings on the wallGlobally speaking, more men are able to read and write than women, and this disparity is also reflected in the literacy rate in India – with scarcity of schools and education in rural areas being one factor, and poverty another. Especially in rural areas, women and girls are often not given proper access to formal education, and even if they are, many drop out. Today, India is already being surpassed in this area by other emerging economies, like Brazil, China, and even by most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. To catch up, India now has to offer more educational programs to its rural population, not only on how to read and write, but also on traditional gender roles and rights.

Among the states in India, Kerala had the highest literary rate with ** percent in 2011. Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and the capital territory of Delhi followed Kerala with above average literacy rates. Notably, all the leading states in the country had more literate males than females at the time of the census.

This is a dataset about literacy rate of different states of India. It shows male and female literacy rate, as well as average literacy rate of that state. I have used the data from internet to make the dataset.

With the help of html, data read and then data set is created in the form of csv file.

Literacy Rate: Tamil Nadu data was reported at 80.100 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.450 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Tamil Nadu data is updated decadal, averaging 58.525 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.100 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 36.390 % in 12-01-1961. Literacy Rate: Tamil Nadu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

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This is the official dataset released by the govt. of India based on the census 2001 and 2011 survey.

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The data is of 35 Indian states and union territories. The literacy rate is spread across the major parameters - Overall, Rural and Urban. All the data is percentage of the total population of that state.

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Derived from the govt. of India's official site.

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Understand the literacy rate in India and which states/UT's have the highest growth in terms of increased literacy rates.

Literacy Rate: Delhi data was reported at 86.200 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.670 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Delhi data is updated decadal, averaging 73.615 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.200 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 61.950 % in 12-01-1961. Literacy Rate: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

This dataset explores literacy rates across India, broken down by age, gender, state, and urban/rural location. It tracks these rates over time, offering insights into how literacy has evolved and the disparities that persist.

Literacy Rate: Uttar Pradesh data was reported at 67.700 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.270 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Uttar Pradesh data is updated decadal, averaging 32.650 % from Dec 1951 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.700 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 12.020 % in 12-01-1951. Literacy Rate: Uttar Pradesh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

Time series data for the statistic Literacy_Rate_Adult_Total and country India. Indicator 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.The statistic "Literacy Rate Adult Total" stands at 81.70 percent as of 12/31/2023, the highest value at least since 12/31/1982, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 5.38 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 5.38.The 3 year change in percentage points is 6.16.The 5 year change in percentage points is 8.00.The Serie's long term average value is 67.57 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is 14.13 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1981, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is +40.94.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2023, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2023, is 0.0.

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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 details from 1951 to 2011 census data on total literacy rate in percentage.[2][3] According to Census 2011, Kerala has the highest total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas Lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate. Andhra Pradesh has the lowest overall literacy rate. Rajasthan has the lowest male literacy rate, while Bihar has the lowest female literacy rate. Literacy figures are collected by census takers which essentially means literacy (or lack therefore) is self assessed.

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The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.[1] In addition, 15 Professional Councils are established, controlling different aspects of accreditation and co-ordination.

The types of universities include

• Central universities, or Union universities, are established by an Act of Parliament and are under the purview of the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education.[3] As of 18 October 2022, the list of central universities published by the UGC includes 54 active central universities

- State universities are run by the state government of each of the states and territories of India and are usually established by a local legislative assembly act. As of 23 August 2022, the UGC lists 455 active state universities

- Deemed university, or "Deemed to be University", is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act.[8] As of 30 November 2021, the UGC lists 126 institutes which were granted the deemed to be university status.[9] According to this list, the first institute to be granted deemed university status was Indian Institute of Science, which was granted this status on 12 May 1958. In many cases, the same listing by the UGC covers several institutes.

• **Private universities **are approved by the UGC. They can grant degrees but they are not allowed to have off-campus affiliated colleges. As of 23 August 2022, the UGC consolidated list of universities lists 421 private universities

The statistic presents the literacy rate in rural and urban regions of Kerala in India in 2011, with a breakdown by gender. In 2011, the literacy rate among males living in rural areas in Kerala was around 95 percent. Kerala had the highest literacy rate in India in that year.

In the year *******, a total of **** percent females from the highest wealth group were literate in India. In the same year, a total of only **** percent females from the lowest wealth group were literate. The total female literacy rate in India grew from **** percent to **** percent from 2005 to 2016.

Literacy Rate: Punjab data was reported at 75.800 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.650 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Punjab data is updated decadal, averaging 58.510 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.800 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 34.120 % in 12-01-1971. Literacy Rate: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

Literacy Rate: Haryana data was reported at 75.600 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 67.910 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Haryana data is updated decadal, averaging 55.850 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.600 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 25.710 % in 12-01-1971. Literacy Rate: Haryana data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

Literacy Rate: Andhra Pradesh data was reported at 67.000 % in 12-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 60.470 % for 12-01-2001. Literacy Rate: Andhra Pradesh data is updated decadal, averaging 39.870 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 12-01-2011, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.000 % in 12-01-2011 and a record low of 21.190 % in 12-01-1961. Literacy Rate: Andhra Pradesh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Education Sector – Table IN.EDA001: Literacy Rate.

In 2021, India had a rank of 73 out of 120 countries for internet literacy. Internet literacy, according to research, assessed the level of education and preparedness to use the internet. In terms of sub-indices, web accessibility ranked highest.

As of 2021, India recorded a higher nationwide literacy rate among men than women, at respectively **** percent of male population and **** percent of female population. The gender literacy gap was more evident in rural India, with only ** percent of women aged between 15 and 49 years being literate, compared to over ** percent of their male counterparts in the region.

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There are more than 26.8 million people or 2.2% of the population currently who have disabilities in India (Census 2011) which itself is said to be a very conservative estimate. There is a lot of stigma associated with the disabled community and a very high inequality in terms of social as well as monetary status between the disabled community and the entire population.

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The data in the csv file gives us the statewise values of the following:

1.State 2.number_disabled : It gives the total number of people in the region that are disabled. 3.total_population: It gives the total number of people in the region. 4.percent_disabled: It gives the total percentage of the people disabled in the given region. 5.literacy_rate_disabled : It represents the literacy rate of the disabled community in the region. 6.literacy_rate_general : It shows the total literacy rate of the population in the state. 7.workforce_rate_disabled : It tells us the total percent of all the disabled people that are part of the workforce in the given region.(inclusive all ages). 8.workforce_rate_general : It shows the total percent of all the people that are part of the workforce in the given region(inclusive of all ages).

The statistic shows the degree of adult literacy in China from 1982 to 2020. In 2020, the literacy rate, which is defined as people aged 15 and above who can read and write, had reached about 97.15 percent in China.

Global literacy rates

By 2020, around 86.8 percent of the world population aged 15 years and above had been able to read and write. While in developed regions this figure ranged a lot higher, only around 67 percent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa was literate. Countries with the lowest literacy rates are also the most underdeveloped worldwide. According to UNESCO, literacy is a human right, especially in a fast-changing and technology-driven world. In China, the literacy rate has developed from 79 percent in 1982 to 97 percent in 2020, indicating that almost one million people per year had become literate over three decades. In India, the situation was entirely different. The second most populous country in the world displayed a literacy rate of merely 76 percent in 2022.

Literacy in China

The dramatic increase in literacy in China has a lot to do with the efficacy of numerous political, economic and educational policies. In 1982, compulsory education was written into the Chinese constitution, postulating a nine-year compulsory education funded by the government. As is shown by the graph above, there was a large gender gap in literacy rate in China as of 1982. Though this gap still existed in 2020, it was narrowed down to three percent, starting from 28 percent in 1982. Since 1990, the national education policy was directed at females, especially from poor and/or minority families. Over the past years, China has achieved gender parity in primary schooling.

However, regional literacy disparities in China should not to be overlooked. Regions with a strong economic background tend to display illiteracy rates below national average. In contrast, economically underdeveloped regions have a much larger share of people who cannot read nor write. Tibet for instance, a region where 92 percent of the population belong to an ethnic minority, showed the highest illiterate rate nationwide, with around 34 percent in 2022.

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This dataset was created by Akshit Sinha

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