| Literacy rate (1998) | 55.9% |
| Illiterate population | 33.1 millions |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1991 | 1998 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 35.3 | 55.9 | 20.6 |
| Female |
25.8 |
48.1 | 22.3 |
| Male | 44.3 | 63.1 | 18.8 |
| Rural | ... | 51.7 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 75.5 | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1991 | 1998 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 33,080 | ... |
| Female |
... |
18,680 | ... |
| Male | ... | 14,400 | ... |
| Rural | ... | 29,860 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 3,220 | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1991 | 1998 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 58.1 | ... |
| Female |
... |
48.2 | ... |
| Male | ... | 67.9 | ... |
| Rural | ... | 53.1 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 85.7 | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1991 | 1998 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 9,620 | ... |
| Female |
... |
5,890 | ... |
| Male | ... | 3,730 | ... |
| Rural | ... | 9,110 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 510 | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| Reading, writing and simple numeracy skills (three-years of primary education and literacy course of DNFE are used for calculation of literate person). |
| 6. Literacy target |
| Attain 70% literacy by the year 2002 in order to achieve 100% literacy within next 10 years. |
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