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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN

II. LITERACY AND EDUCATION

 

A. STATE-WISE PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE LITERACY IN THE COUNTRY AS PER 2001 CENSUS

Sl.No.

Name of the State

Percentage of Female Literacy

1.

Andhra Pradesh

51.17

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

44.24

3.

Assam

56.03

4.

Bihar

33.57

5.

Chattisgarh

52.40

6.

Delhi

75.00

7.

Goa

75.51

8.

Gujarat

58.60

9.

Haryana

56.31

10.

Himachal Pradesh

68.08

11.

Jammu & Kashmir

41.82

12.

Jharkhand

39.38

13.

Karnataka

57.45

14.

Kerala

87.86

15.

Madhya Pradesh

50.28

16.

Maharashtra

67.51

17.

Manipur

59.70

18.

Meghlaya

60.41

19.

Mizoram

86.13

20.

Nagaland

61.92

21.

Orissa

50.97

22.

Punjab

63.55

23.

Rajasthan

44.34

24.

Sikkim

61.46

25.

Tamil Nadu

64.55

26.

Tripura

65.41

27.

Uttaranchal

60.26

28.

Uttar Pradesh

42.98

29.

West Bengal

60.22

Union Territories

1.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

75.29

2.

Chandigarh

76.65

3.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

42.99

4.

Daman & Diu

70.37

5.

Lakshadweep

81.56

6.

Pondicherry

74.16

Source : Census of India, 2001

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B. Gross enrolment ratio in schools for general education

India/State/UTs

School Enrolment Ratio 2002-2003
Provisional

Classes I–V (6-11Years)

Classes VI–VIII(11-14 years)

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

India #

94.90#

104.08#

85.18 #

58.79 #

67.15 #

49.66 #

1.

Andhra Pradesh

107.38

107.63

107.13

59.45

62.96

55.83

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

117.05

129.10

105.40

70.66

74.87

66.22

3.

Assam*

117.43

127.18

107.42

70.63

78.73

62.27

4.

Bihar*

78.70

95.45

61.19

30.07

38.22

21.07

5.

Chhattisgarh

108.24

110.71

105.70

73.88

81.76

65.59

6.

Delhi

83.81

88.92

78.74

87.35

89.45

85.07

7.

Goa

84.79

87.19

82.32

70.33

72.91

67.66

8.

Gujarat*

122.29

132.82

111.16

70.67

73.18

67.96

9.

Haryana*

76.43

76.33

76.54

65.84

68.04

63.32

10.

Himachal Pradesh

90.55

93.19

87.82

99.30

102.12

96.34

11.

Jammu & Kashmir*

89.85

102.43

78.07

74.39

84.32

64.40

12.

Jharkhand*

88.56

100.51

76.34

37.56

43.86

30.76

13.

Karnataka

111.99

113.94

109.99

76.18

80.22

72.07

14.

Kerala

87.73

87.79

87.66

94.68

97.05

92.22

15.

Madhya Pradesh

113.41

121.64

104.76

61.79

73.39

49.57

16.

Maharashtra

110.82

112.18

109.39

94.67

98.23

90.95

17.

Manipur

102.08

105.25

98.83

78.05

82.28

73.72

18.

Meghalaya*

112.42

117.79

107.50

60.83

60.16

61.49

19.

Mizoram*

119.07

132.14

106.67

79.95

81.45

78.45

20.

Nagaland*

105.70

110.70

100.75

60.26

59.15

61.43

21.

Orissa*

115.64

133.52

97.25

55.89

67.03

44.33

22.

Punjab

72.02

71.72

72.36

64.83

64.39

65.33

23.

Rajasthan

134.60

143.59

124.94

59.62

73.73

44.06

24.

Sikkim*

114.59

119.13

110.31

65.14

61.35

69.05

25.

Tamil Nadu

115.91

117.59

114.15

94.41

96.19

92.55

26.

Tripura

101.72

113.09

91.58

66.46

68.70

64.11

27.

Uttar Pradesh

75.76

88.94

61.54

42.66

54.08

29.93

28.

Uttaranchal

99.56

98.66

100.48

75.09

77.21

72.88

29.

West Bengal*

109.80

112.72

106.82

53.88

60.51

46.96

30.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

86.14

89.58

82.70

82.71

82.46

92.98

31.

Chandigarh

56.54

57.86

55.06

63.65

62.69

64.76

32.

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

136.87

142.26

130.98

80.97

95.26

64.84

33.

Daman & Diu

94.58

94.54

94.61

79.65

86.08

72.88

34.

Lakshadweep

91.98

100.93

83.45

114.19

133.50

96.64

35.

Pondicherry

75.69

77.25

74.08

90.32

94.04

86.60

Source:# India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education. (2001).

Annual Report 2000-2001. New Delhi. P. 218. India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Education (2004). Annual Report 2003-2004. New Delhi. P.261

Note : * School data pertains to 2001-02

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3.Enrolment of Girls in Graduate/Post Graduate/Professional Courses
(Figures in million)

Levels

1999-2000
Women

Total

Graduate B.A/B.Sc/B.Com

2.66 (40.9)

6.51

Post Graduate M.A/M.Sc/D. Phil

0.22 (39.6)

0.55

Ph.D/D.Sc./D. Phil

0.02 (35.4)

0.05

B.E./B.Sc. ( Eng.)

0.08(22.0)

0.36

M.B.B.S

0.05 (37.8)

0.14

Total

3.03 (39.8)

7.61

Source: Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India , New Delhi .

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