Recently, the report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey – from July 2017 to June 2018’ was released.
It is based on the National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.
It provides for state-wise detail of literacy rate.
Age surveyed: 7 years and above.
Key takeaways
India’s Overall Literacy Rate: 77.7%.
Urban Areas: 87.7%.
Rural areas: 73.5%.
Male Literacy Rate: 84.7%.
Female Literacy Rate: 70.3%.
The male literacy rate is higher than the female literacy rate among all states.
