In the year 2015-16, a total of about 80 percent Sikh females were literate in India. In comparison, a total of only 53 percent Muslim females were literate during the same time period. 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 religious group
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Oxfam. (June 21, 2021). Share of female literacy in India from 2005 to 2016, by religious group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266765/india-share-of-female-literacy-by-religious-group/
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