Literacy varies across gender, regions and social groups. Explain… - Vidyadip

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Literacy varies across gender, regions and social groups. Explain.

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The literacy rate for women is almost 22% less than the literacy rate for men.
Regional variations are still very wide, with states like Kerala approaching universal literacy, while states like Bihar are lagging far behind.
Literacy rates also vary by social group–disadvantaged communities such as SCs and STs, have lower rates of literacy.
Rates of female literacy within disadvantaged groups are even lower than the male literacy while women literacy is faster than male literacy.

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