In the year 2015-16, a total of 62.3 percent females from scheduled castes were literate in India. In the same year, a total of only 53 percent females from scheduled tribes were literate. 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 social group
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Oxfam. (June 21, 2021). Share of female literacy in India from 2005 to 2016, by social group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266759/india-share-of-female-literacy-by-social-group/
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Oxfam. (2021). Share of female literacy in India from 2005 to 2016, by social group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266759/india-share-of-female-literacy-by-social-group/
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