Gender and Education in India

The literacy rate of women in India, according to the 2011 census, was 64.6%.

The literacy rate of men in India, according to the 2011 census, was 82.14%.

Kerala has the highest literacy rate among women in India, with a rate of 91.98%.

Bihar has the lowest literacy rate among women in India, with a rate of 53.30%.

The gender gap in literacy in India is 17.54%, which means that women are 17.54% less likely to be literate than men.

Poverty, cultural norms, and lack of access to education are all factors that contribute to the gender gap in literacy in India.

Lower economic productivity, higher rates of poverty, and reduced social mobility are all consequences of the gender gap in literacy in India.

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Mahila Samakhya Programme, and the National Literacy Mission are all initiatives that have been taken to address the gender gap in literacy in India.

The target for female literacy in India under the Sustainable Development Goals is 85%.

The first National Policy on Education (NPE) was adopted in India in 1968.

To provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14, to promote equal access to education for girls and boys, and to improve the quality of education are all key objectives of the NPE 1968.

The second NPE was adopted in India in 1986.

To universalize elementary education, to improve the quality of education, and to promote vocational education are all key objectives of the NPE 1986.

The third NPE was adopted in India in 1992.

To make education a fundamental right, to promote equity and social justice in education, and to improve the quality of education are all key objectives of the NPE 1992.