Literacy rate in India - by social group 2014

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 20, 2016
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*

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Release date

June 2016

Region

India

Survey time period

November 2013 to May 2014

Number of respondents

105,483 respondents

Special properties

Among rural and urban households across 28 states

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*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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