• 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 %).