India - Adult literacy rate

76.32 (%) in 2022

In 2022, adult literacy rate for India was 76.32 %. Adult literacy rate of India increased from 48.22 % in 1991 to 76.32 % in 2022 growing at an average annual rate of 12.49%.

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What is adult literacy rate?

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

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