Literacy Data
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International Literacy Day: Not Kerala, this Indian state has highest literacy rate
India | Sep 08, 2025, 11:30 AM ISTAccording to the latest data, the Indian state with the highest literacy rate is Mizoram, with 98.2% literacy, surpassing Kerala.
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International Literacy Day: What was India's literacy rate at Independence and what is it now?
India | Sep 08, 2025, 08:48 AM ISTInternational Literacy Day 2025: When India gained independence on August 15, 1947, the country's literacy rate was a mere 12 per cent. However, in 1951, after the government conducted the first census, the literacy rate stood at 18.33 per cent.
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CBSE Reading Mission to promote 'reading literacy' among learners
Education | Sep 16, 2021, 04:16 PM ISTThe Reading Mission is a two-year initiative to encourage students to read and engage actively with books. It will be launched by CBSE chairman Manoj Ahuja on Monday (September 20).
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International Literacy Day 2021: History, relevance and theme
India | Sep 08, 2021, 08:12 AM ISTInternational Literacy Day 2021: September 8 was declared as International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the year 1966.
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105-yr-old great grandmother appears for literacy exam in Kerala
Education | Nov 20, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTBhageerathi Amma, who always yearned to study and gain knowledge, had to give up her dream of educating herself after her mother passed away as she had to take care of her younger siblings.
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One in 10 households in India still doesn't have a single literate member
India | Nov 23, 2014, 11:21 AM ISTChennai: Even after more than 60 years of independence, one out of ten households in India still doesn't have a single literate member, according to the Census 2011 data.The country, however, has shown improvement in