World Development Indicators
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above): India
- Most recent
- 78.1625 (2024)
- Earliest
- 40.76 (1981)
- Highest
- 81.7 (2023)
- Years reported
- 14 of 44 in the span
- Member state
- India at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 14 of the 44 years between 1981 and 2024 for India. The missing 30 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Adult literacy rate |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.1625 |
| 2023 | 81.7 |
| 2022 | 76.32 |
| 2021 | 76.0597 |
| 2020 | 75.5271 |
| 2019 | 74.8939 |
| 2018 | 73.6884 |
| 2012 | 69.8279 |
| 2011 | 69.3 |
| 2010 | 68.3258 |
| 2006 | 62.75 |
| 2001 | 61.01 |
| 1991 | 48.22 |
| 1981 | 40.76 |
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