| Literacy rate (1997) | 42.7% |
| Illiterate population | 41.5 millions |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1990 | 1997 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | 34.8 | 42.7 | 7.9 |
| Female |
21.1 |
29.1 | 8.0 |
| Male | 47.3 | 55.3 | 8.0 |
| Rural | 20.9 | ... | ... |
| Urban | 53.5 | ... | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1997 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 41,465 | ... |
| Female |
... |
24,639 | ... |
| Male | ... | 16,825 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1990 | 1997 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 55.3 | ... |
| Female |
... |
43.1 | ... |
| Male | ... | 67.2 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1997 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 11,021 | ... |
| Female |
... |
6,902 | ... |
| Male | ... | 4,119 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| One who could read a newspaper and write a simple letter in any language. |
| 6. Literacy target |
National Education Policy (1998-2010)
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