India - Elderly (65+) literacy rate

45.4 (%) in 2018

In 2018, elderly literacy rate for India was 45.4 %. Elderly literacy rate of India increased from 27.3 % in 1991 to 45.4 % in 2018 growing at an average annual rate of 14.18%.

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What is elderly literacy rate?

Elderly (65+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

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