Question

Explain the concept of adult literacy rate and describe some of the trends observed in India.

Answer 1

Adult literacy rate refers to the ratio of literate adult population to the total adult population in a country.

• In the case of males, the adult literacy rate increased from 61.9% in 1990 to 68.4% in 2000.
• In the case of females, the literacy rate was just 37.9% in 1990, which increased to 45.5% in 2000, which is still far below a "good" level.