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Literacy rates in India, 1951 - 2001

Literacy rates in India, 1951 - 2001

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Census year	Persons	Males	Females	Male-Female gap in literacy rate
1951	18.33	27.16	8.86	18.3
1961	28.3	40.4	15.35	25.05
1971	34.45	45.96	21.97	23.98
1981	43.57	56.38	29.76	26.62
1991	52.21	64.13	39.29	24.84
2001	65.38	75.85	54.16	21.7

Note: Literacy rate represents the number of literate persons as a percentage of the total population.
Source : Census of India

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