The illiteracy rate in India is 22 per cent. Jains are the most literate community among religious communities, with 86.73 per cent of them as literate and only 13.57 per cent as illiterate. Illiteracy is highest in Muslims (42.72 per cent) while Hindus are at 36.40 per cent, 32.49 per cent among Sikhs, 28.17 per cent among Buddhists and 25.66 per cent among Christians.
About 61.6 per cent men and 38.4 per cent women have studied up to graduation or above. 65% Indian women are literate.
Kerala is the most literate state with 93.91 per cent, Lakshadweep at 92.28 per cent, Mizoram at 91.58 per cent, Tripura at 87.75 per cent and Goa at 87.40 per cent. Bihar and Telangana have the lowest literacy with only 63.82 per cent and 66.50 per cent literate people, respectively.
The literacy rate in Delhi is 86%, higher than the all-India level of 74%.
y India’s literacy rate has increased six....
