- The people who are able to read and write are known as literates.
- It is an important indicator of quality of people.
- The percentage of literate people to the total population is termed as literacy rate.
- There has been a steady improvement in the literacy levels in India.
- India’s literacy rate as per 2011 census is 74.04%. From this, the literacy rate of male is 82.14% and the female is 65.46%.
- It shows that still there is a vast gap (16.68%) between the male and female literacy rates.
- Kerala ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 93.91% followed by union territory Lakshadweep with 92.28%.
- The lowest literacy rate is found in Bihar (63.82 %).