4 Geography · 4.3.1 Population and settlements

4.3.1.5 Literacy in India: trends and state-wise pattern

India's literacy rate rose from 18 per cent in 1951 to 74.04 per cent in 2011, with Kerala at the top and Bihar at the bottom, and women still behind men.

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Key terms

  • literacy rate
  • Kerala
  • Bihar
  • female literacy
  • Saakshar Bharat
  • ULLAS
  • NSS 78th round
  • gender gap
  • rural urban literacy

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