This statistic describes the results of a survey among rural and urban Indian households about the literacy rate based on social groups in 2013-14. For instance, literacy rate among the other backward classes (OBCs) amounted to about 74 percent. Literacy rate was lowest among the scheduled tribes during the survey period.
Literacy rate across India in 2014, by social group*
*According to the source, this data was for household population of seven years and above.
Note: In India, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and OBCs are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people. They are the primary beneficiaries of reservation policies under the constitution. The colloquial terms for SCs and STs are Dalits and Adivasis respectively.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Literacy rate across India in 2014, by social group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678815/literacy-rate-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Literacy rate across India in 2014, by social group*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678815/literacy-rate-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Literacy rate across India in 2014, by social group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678815/literacy-rate-by-social-group-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Literacy Rate across India in 2014, by Social Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678815/literacy-rate-by-social-group-india/
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Literacy rate across India in 2014, by social group* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678815/literacy-rate-by-social-group-india/
