Lok Sabha Question No. 1363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Literacy Rate
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.1363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.12.2015

## Literacy Rate

†1363. SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA:

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

- (a) whether the literacy rate has risen in the country during the recent years;
- (b) if so, the details of the comparative percentage of literacy across the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  percentage  of  population  educated  upto  primary,  upper  primary,  secondary,  higher secondary, graduation and higher levels in the country, at present;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  efforts  to  raise  the  literacy  rate  in  the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (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)  &  (e)    The  Government  have  enacted  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and launched Saakshar Bharat, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, to raise the literacy level, in the age group of 6-14 years and 15 years and above, respectively in the country.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1363 FOR 7.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA REGARDING 'LITERACY RATE'.

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

| Sl. No          | 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          | 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. 1363 FOR 7.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA REGARDING 'LITERACY RATE'.

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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