Lok Sabha Question No. 3168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Literacy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Literacy

†3168. SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the literacy rate has increased in the country recently;
- (b) If so, the details of the literacy percentage during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the current percentage of primary, middle, secondary, senior secondary grade literacy in the country separately; and
- (d)  whether  any  efforts  have  been  made/likely  to  be  made  to  increase  literacy  rate  in  the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) & (b) Census 2011 recorded country's literacy rate as 72.98 per cent compared to 64.84 per cent in 2001, showing an increase by 8.14 percentage points.  The State/UT-wise details of literacy rates recorded by Census 2001 and 2011 are at Annexure-I.
- (c)  A  statement  showing  the  population  and  the  percentage  of  population  educated  upto primary,  upper  primary,  secondary,  higher  secondary,  graduation  and  higher  levels  in  the country, as per Census 2011 is at Annexure-II.
- (d) In order to improve the literacy rate in the country, the scheme of Saakshar Bharat was implemented in the rural areas of 410 districts in 26 States and one UT that had adult female literacy rate of 50 per cent and below as per Census 2001, and including left wing extremism affected districts, irrespective of their literacy rates, with special focus on women and other disadvantaged groups, since October 2009. The scheme was extended upto 31.03.2018 and ceased  to  operate  from  01.04.2018.  The  scheme  of  Saakshar  Bharat  is  proposed  to  be replaced with a new scheme for Adult Education.

In  addition,  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA),  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  is  also being  implemented  in  conjunction  with  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education Act, 2009 for universalisation of elementary education for all children in the 6-14 age group.

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## Annexure-I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168 FOR 06.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA REGARDING 'LITERACY'.

Literacy rate as per Census 2001 and 2011, State/UT-wise and gender-wise

| Sl.N o   | India/ State/ UT*        | Literacy Rate (%) 2001   | Literacy Rate (%) 2001   | Literacy Rate (%) 2001   | Literacy Rate (%) 2011   | Literacy Rate (%) 2011   | Literacy Rate (%) 2011   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|          |                          | Person                   | Males                    | Females                  | Person                   | Males                    | Females                  |
|          | India                    | 64.84                    | 75.26                    | 53.67                    | 72.98                    | 80.88                    | 64.63                    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 60.47                    | 70.32                    | 50.43                    | 67.02                    | 74.88                    | 59.15                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 54.34                    | 63.83                    | 43.53                    | 65.38                    | 72.55                    | 57.7                     |
| 3        | Assam                    | 63.25                    | 71.28                    | 54.61                    | 72.19                    | 77.85                    | 66.27                    |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 47                       | 59.68                    | 33.12                    | 61.8                     | 71.2                     | 51.5                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             | 64.66                    | 77.38                    | 51.85                    | 70.28                    | 80.27                    | 60.24                    |
| 6        | Goa                      | 82.01                    | 88.42                    | 75.37                    | 88.7                     | 92.65                    | 84.66                    |
| 7        | Gujarat                  | 69.14                    | 79.66                    | 57.8                     | 78.03                    | 85.75                    | 69.68                    |
| 8        | Haryana                  | 67.91                    | 78.49                    | 55.73                    | 75.55                    | 84.06                    | 65.94                    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 76.48                    | 85.35                    | 67.42                    | 82.8                     | 89.53                    | 75.93                    |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 55.52                    | 66.6                     | 43                       | 67.16                    | 76.75                    | 56.43                    |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 53.56                    | 67.3                     | 38.87                    | 66.41                    | 76.84                    | 55.42                    |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 66.64                    | 76.1                     | 56.87                    | 75.36                    | 82.47                    | 68.08                    |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 90.86                    | 94.24                    | 87.72                    | 94                       | 96.11                    | 92.07                    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 63.74                    | 76.06                    | 50.29                    | 69.32                    | 78.73                    | 59.24                    |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 76.88                    | 85.97                    | 67.03                    | 82.34                    | 88.38                    | 75.87                    |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 70.53                    | 80.33                    | 60.53                    | 76.94                    | 83.58                    | 70.26                    |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 62.56                    | 65.43                    | 59.61                    | 74.43                    | 75.95                    | 72.89                    |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 88.8                     | 90.72                    | 86.75                    | 91.33                    | 93.35                    | 89.27                    |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 66.59                    | 71.16                    | 61.46                    | 79.55                    | 82.75                    | 76.11                    |
| 20       | Odisha                   | 63.08                    | 75.35                    | 50.51                    | 72.87                    | 81.59                    | 64.01                    |
| 21       | Punjab                   | 69.65                    | 75.23                    | 63.36                    | 75.84                    | 80.44                    | 70.73                    |
| 22       | Rajasthan                | 60.41                    | 75.7                     | 46.85                    | 66.11                    | 79.19                    | 52.12                    |
| 23       | Sikkim                   | 68.81                    | 76.04                    | 60.4                     | 81.42                    | 86.55                    | 75.61                    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               | 73.45                    | 82.42                    | 64.43                    | 80.09                    | 86.77                    | 73.44                    |
| 25       | Tripura                  | 73.19                    | 81.02                    | 64.91                    | 87.22                    | 91.53                    | 82.73                    |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh            | 56.27                    | 68.82                    | 42.22                    | 67.68                    | 77.28                    | 57.18                    |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              | 71.62                    | 83.28                    | 59.63                    | 78.82                    | 87.4                     | 70.01                    |
| 28       | West Bengal              | 68.64                    | 77.02                    | 59.61                    | 76.26                    | 81.69                    | 70.54                    |
|          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          | Union Territory          |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 81.3                     | 86.33                    | 75.24                    | 86.63                    | 90.27                    | 82.43                    |
| 30       | Chandigarh               | 81.94                    | 86.14                    | 76.47                    | 86.05                    | 89.99                    | 81.19                    |
| 31       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 57.63                    | 71.18                    | 40.23                    | 76.24                    | 85.17                    | 64.32                    |
| 32       | Daman &Diu               | 78.18                    | 86.76                    | 65.61                    | 87.1                     | 91.54                    | 79.55                    |
| 33       | NCT of Delhi             | 81.67                    | 87.33                    | 74.71                    | 86.21                    | 90.94                    | 80.76                    |
| 34       | Lakshadweep              | 86.66                    | 92.53                    | 80.47                    | 91.85                    | 95.56                    | 87.95                    |
| 35       | Puducherry               | 81.24                    | 88.62                    | 73.9                     | 85.85                    | 91.26                    | 80.67                    |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3168 FOR 06.08.2018 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA REGARDING 'LITERACY'.

Population & Percentage of Population Completed Education Level as per Census 2011

| Education Level                                 | Population   |   %of Population Educated** |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| Literate without Education level                | 3,51,53,231  |                        3.36 |
| Below Primary                                   | 14,68,97,597 |                       14.04 |
| Primary                                         | 18,41,70,833 |                       17.6  |
| Middle                                          | 13,39,03,266 |                       12.8  |
| Secondary                                       | 10,59,39,743 |                       10.12 |
| Higher Secondary/Intermediate                   | 7,79,42,593  |                        7.45 |
| Technical/Non-Technical but Not Equal to Degree | 83,11,008    |                        0.79 |
| Graduation &Above                               | 6,82,88,971  |                        6.53 |
| Unclassified                                    | 30,31,570    |                        0.29 |

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