This statistic describes the results of a survey among Indian households about the literacy rate based on the wealth index in 2013-14. The highest literacy rate was among households with the highest wealth index. The literacy rate among households belonging to the second category in the wealth index was about 65 percent during the survey period.
Literacy rate across India in 2014, by wealth index*
*The wealth index in this survey was constructed using data on household possession of assets, infrastructure and housing characteristics collected in the household questionnaire. According to the source, this data was for household population of seven years and above.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Literacy rate across India in 2014, by wealth index* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678835/literacy-rate-by-wealth-index-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Literacy rate across India in 2014, by wealth index*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678835/literacy-rate-by-wealth-index-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Literacy rate across India in 2014, by wealth index*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678835/literacy-rate-by-wealth-index-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Literacy Rate across India in 2014, by Wealth Index*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678835/literacy-rate-by-wealth-index-in-india/
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Literacy rate across India in 2014, by wealth index* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678835/literacy-rate-by-wealth-index-in-india/