The least literate state in India is…?
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4%, showed the latest report based on National Statistical Office survey.
Which is the most literate state in India?
Kerala
Maharashtra
Delhi
With 96.2 percent literacy, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in India.
What was independent India’s literacy rate in 1947?
5%
20%
12%
When the British rule ended in India in the year 1947 the literacy rate was just 12%.
How many Indians are still illiterate?
167 million
287 million
347 million
India has 287 million illiterate adults, which is 37% of the world total, says UNESCO.
How many children in India are still out-of-school?
40 lakh
90 lakh
60 lakh
According to a survey commissioned in 2014 by the MHRD, the number of out-of-school children in the 6-13 age group was 60.64 lakh.
The male literacy rate in India is…?
84.7%
80.7%
78.7%
At all-India level, the male literacy rate is higher at 84.7%.
Percentage of Indian women who are literate is?
55.3%
60.3%
70.3%
At all-India level, the male literacy rate is 70.3%.
Percentage of Indian households with a computer?
10% rural & 40% urban
12% rural & 50% urban
4% rural & 23% urban
Only one out of 25 households has a computer in rural areas, while in urban areas 1 out of 4 households has a computer in India.
How many Indians in the 15-29 years age group use the Internet?
35% rural, 65% urban
25% rural, 58% urban
10% rural, 50% urban
With 451 million monthly active Internet users in 2019, India is now second only to China in terms of Internet users.
A 1990 study said India would attain full literacy by?
2040
2050
2060
An old analytical 1990 study estimated that it would take until 2060 for India to achieve universal literacy at then-current rate of progress.