EDUCATION UGC NET
PSYCHOLOGY
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71%
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72%
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73%
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74%
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Detailed explanation-1: -The results of 2011 census reveal that there has been an increase in literacy in the country. The literacy rate in the country is 74.04 per cent, 82.14 for males and 65.46 for females.
Detailed explanation-2: -The literacy rates for the country as a whole increased from 18.33 per cent in 1951 to 65.38 per cent in 2001 (Table. 10.13), with literacy rate for males at 75.85 per cent and that for females at 54.16 per cent.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among the states in India, Kerala had the highest literary rate with 94 percent in 2011. Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and the capital territory of Delhi followed Kerala with above average literacy rates. Notably, all the leading states in the country had more literate males than females at the time of the census.
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.