The Illiteracy rate among all adults over 15-year-old in 2020, by regions of the world.
Nikita Joshi
Education Index performance of Indian States
Anupama VM
The performance of Karnataka in Education Index came down, according to Niti Aayog. The rank dropped 6 levels from 5 to 13.
Number of Indian students in Foreign countries
Vishisht Dwivedi
Indian students prefer western countries go for higher studies. USA and Canada are the most preferred spots for Indian students followed by UK, France, etc.
Allocation of Education budget over the years
Avantika Khajuria
The education budget in 2023 was allocated INR 1.12 lakh crore, which is the highest-ever for India. While the Department of School Education will receive INR 68,804 crore, the Department of Higher Education has been allocated INR 44,094 crore.
Percentage of GDP spent on Education in India
Arya. S. Biju
India’s spending on education has seen a major drop in the early 2000s. Starting from 2010, India’s spending on Education saw a major hike. In the 2023-24 budget, central government allotted INR 1.13 trillion to Education Sector.
Literacy rate of Indian states
Saradhi Sankar
According to a survey conducted in India in 2023, Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India with 96.7%, while Andra Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate with 66.4%.
Literacy rates by gender and religion
Sumanta Sinha
The graph shows the literacy rates by gender and of religious community from the last census 2011. Jains are the most literate whereas Muslims are most illiterates. Source: The Wire, Census of India 2011.
Share of women in Higher education
Lovely Tyagi
Women’s enrollment in higher education in India has increased over the years but the numbers are still below global average. In the country, the Female participation in higher education for all categories is 105 per 100 males. The share of women in higher education has increased by 18% in the last five years. Here are statistics showing women enrolled in higher educational institutes based on the types and ownership of institution.
Male Literacy rate in different states and Union Territories
Akankhya Rout
Kerala has the highest number of literacy rate than other states and Union Territories. According to 2011 census, male literacy rate is higher than female literacy rate in India.
Number of colleges in top 10 districts
Varidhi Goyal
Bengaluru Urban tops the district having highest number of colleges in India whereas Sikar ranks the lowest.
