| Literacy rate (1997) | 44.8% |
| Illiterate population | ... |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1991 | 1997 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 33.0 | 44.8 | 11.8 |
| Female |
17.4 |
27.7 | 10.3 |
| Male | 49.2 | 62.5 | 13.3 |
| Rural | ... | 43.5 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 68.2 | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1991 | 1997 | Change | |
| Total | 7,085 | ... | ... |
| Female |
4,456 |
... | ... |
| Male | 2,629 | ... | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1991 | 1997 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 49.6 | 67.4 | 17.8 |
| Female |
32.7 |
54.3 | 21.6 |
| Male | 68.2 | 81.1 | 12.9 |
| Rural | ... | 66.5 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 84.8 | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1991 | 1997 | Change | |
| Total | 1,693 | ... | ... |
| Female |
1,185 |
... | ... |
| Male | 508 | ... | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| Self nomination. |
| 6. Literacy target |
| Raise literacy rate to 70% (age 6+) by the end of Ninth Development Plan (2002). Reduce the gender gap in literacy rate from 30% to 20%. |
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