Share of female literacy India 2005-2016, by wealth group
In the year 2015-16, a total of 92.5 percent females from the highest wealth group were literate in India. In the same year, a total of only 37.4 percent females from the lowest wealth group were literate. The total female literacy rate in India grew from 55.1 percent to 68.4 percent from 2005 to 2016.