Literacy in India
Post-Independence

Literacy in India

Section Title: Post-Independence
Table Section Text: None

Year	Male %	Female %	Combined %

1872	~3.25

1881	8.1	0.35	4.32

1891	8.44	0.42	4.62

1901	9.8	0.6	5.4

1911	10.6	1.0	5.9

1921	12.2	1.8	7.2

1931	15.6	2.9	9.5

1941	24.9	7.3	16.1

1951	27.16	8.86	18.33

1961	40.4	15.35	28.3

1971	45.96	21.97	34.45

1981	56.38	29.76	43.57

1991	64.13	39.29	52.21

2001	75.26	53.67	64.83

2011	82.14	65.46	74.04

2011 (rev)	87.23	70.73	79.31

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In India, the female literacy rate being lower at 65.46% than that of male at 82.14%.

final_sentence: In India, the female literacy rate being lower at 65.46% than that of male at 82.14%.