Literacy Scenario in India

WORLD

(in million)

	Total	Male	Female
Adult Literacy Rate**(15+) (%)	82	87	77
Adult Illiterates**(15+) in million	780.66	281.04	499.62
Youth literacy rate (15-24) (%)	87	90	84
Young illiterates (in million)	138.97	52.81	86.16
Out of School population (in million)	76.84	33.25	43.59

Source:Education for All – Global Monitoring Report – 2007

LITERACY STATUS IN SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES

South Asian Countries

Country	Total Non-Literate Population 15+age (in million)	Literacy Rate 15+ (%)(2000)
Country	Total Non-Literate Population 15+age (in million)	Total	Male	Female
Maldives	--	96	96	96
Sri Lanka	--	91	92	89
India*	268.42	61	73	48
Bhutan	--	--	--	--
Pakistan	48.81	50	63	36
Nepal	7.66	49	63	35
Bangladesh	52.53	43	52	33

Other Asian Countries

Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age (in millions)	Literacy Rate 15+ (%) (2000)
Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age (in millions)	Total	Male	Female
Thailand	3.35	93	95	91
Philippines	3.50	93	93	93
Vietnam	4.90	90	94	87
Malaysia	1.72	89	92	85
Indonesia	15.10	90	94	87
China	87.01	91	95	87
Myanmar	3.20	90	94	86
Iran	10.50	77	84	70
Laos	1.01	69	77	61
Afghanistan	9.04	28	43	13
Source: Education for All – Global Monitoring Report – 2007

LITERACY STATUS IN NINE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRIES

Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age	Literacy Rate 15+ (%)
Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age	Total	Male	Female
Mexico	6.52	91	92	90
Indonesia	15.10	90	94	87
Brazil	17.36	89	88	89
China	87.01	91	95	87
Nigeria	--	--	--	--
India*	268.42	61	73	48
Egypt	14.21	71	83	59
Pakistan	48.81	50	63	36
Bangladesh	52.53	43	52	33

Source:Education for All – Global Monitoring Report – 2007

LITERACY STATUS IN AFRICA AND SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES

Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age	Literacy Rate 15+ (%)
Country	Total Non-literate Population 15+ age	Total	Male	Female
Mexico	6.52	91	92	90
Indonesia	15.10	90	94	87
Brazil	17.36	89	88	89
China	87.01	91	95	87
Nigeria	--	--	--	--
India*	268.42	61	73	48
Egypt	14.21	71	83	59
Pakistan	48.81	50	63	36
Bangladesh	52.53	43	52	33

Source:Education for All – Global Monitoring Report – 2007

Literacy Scenario as per 2001 Census

Literacy in India has made remarkable strides since Independence. This has been further confirmed by the results of the Census 2001. The literacy rate has increased from 18.33% in 1951 to 64.84% in 2001. This is despite the fact that during the major part of the last five decades there has been exponential growth of the population at nearly 2% per annum. The state-wise literacy rates are given below: