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Changing trends in the Gender Gap in Literacy Rates since 1951-2001

Changing trends in the Gender Gap in Literacy Rates since 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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