In the year 2015-16, a total of 81.4 percent females were literate in the urban areas in India. In the same year, a total of only 61.5 percent females were literate in the rural areas. The total female literacy rate in India grew from 55.1 percent to 68.4 percent from 2005 to 2016.
Share of female literacy in India from 2005 to 2016, by geography
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Oxfam. (June 21, 2021). Share of female literacy in India from 2005 to 2016, by geography [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266722/india-share-of-female-literacy-by-geography/
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