ECONOMICS
HUMAN CAPITAL
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77.7%
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87.7%
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78.7%
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88.7%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Literacy rate in urban areas was 87.7%, higher than rural areas with 73.5%. There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India and effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) was 84.7% for men and 70.3% for women.
Detailed explanation-2: -International Literacy Day 2020: The literacy rate of India is 77.7% while Kerala has emerged as the most literate state in the country, followed by Delhi while Andhra Pradesh has recorded the lowest literacy rate.
Detailed explanation-3: -68.9% Hint:Literacy rate is defined as the percentage of population in any particular age group who can read and write.
Detailed explanation-4: -Literacy rate is the literate population of the age group 7 years and above divided by the total population of the same age group.