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At the national level, the male-female literacy gap is recorded at 14.4% with male literacy is recorded at 84.7% and female literacy at 70.3%. 0000297699 00000 n
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Andhra Pradesh has ranked the worst among all states in India in terms of literacy rate with 66.4%, behind Rajasthan’s 69.7%, Bihar’s 70.9%, Telangana’s 72.8% and Uttar Pradesh’s 73%. Assam is one of the seven sisters of North-East India and is the second-largest state among the North-Eastern states of India and the largest in terms of population. 0000006861 00000 n
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2009-10 was also announced as the Literacy decade. 0000288991 00000 n
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With 85.9% literacy rate, Assam is country’s fifth-best literate state. %%EOF
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In rural areas, the literacy rate is 73.5% compared to 87.7% in urban areas of the country. While Kerala has long maintained its top position in terms of literacy rates, Delhi has shown an impressive improvement in its literacy rate. 0000040700 00000 n
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In Assam, the gap among male and female literacy is of 8.9 rate points, with male literacy at 90.1% and female literacy at 81.2%. Overall, the male literacy rate in the country is much higher at 84.7% as compared to female literacy rate of 70.3%. 0000260347 00000 n
Standing at second place, Delhi has a literacy rate of 88.7 per cent followed by Uttarakhand at 87.6 and Himachal at 86.6 per cent. 0000274592 00000 n
Assam is the largest economy in the Northeast region. According to the report, with 96.2%, Kerala has once again etched its place as the most literate state in India, followed by Delhi at 88.7%, Uttarakhand at 87.6%, Himachal Pradesh at 86.6%, and Assam at 85.9%. 0000231881 00000 n
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According to the report, with 96.2%, Kerala has once again etched its place as the most literate state in India, followed by Delhi at 88.7%, Uttarakhand at 87.6%, Himachal Pradesh at 86.6%, and Assam at 85.9%. 0000236715 00000 n
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Assam Ranks 5th With 85.9% In National Literacy Rate Assam News No comments Advertisement. The road to 100 per cent literacy, however, is still long and treacherous. With a literacy rate of 85.9 percent, Assam holds the fifth position in the country, revealed data from a report on education released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). '