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Adult Literacy in India
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991* 1996 @ 1998 #
Percent Illiteracy
Male 58.55 52.31 45.09 38.11 32.75 30
Female 86.85 80.64 74.3 65.91 59.33 56
Total 72.24 65.92 59.18 51.46 45.48 43
Percent Literacy
Male 41.45 47.69 54.91 61.89 67.25 70
Female 13.15 19.36 25.7 34.09 40.67 44
Total 27.76 34.08 40.82 48.54 54.32 57
*Excluding J&K            
             
Note: Adult literacy is the percentage of population aged between 15 and above who can both read and write short and simple statement on his/her everyday life.
Source: Census of India,
@ NSSO 52nd Round 1995-96
# NSSO 54th Round 1998

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