Kerala topped the list of states in terms of literacy, while the rural areas of Bihar had the worst literacy rate as around 50 per cent of the people in the age group of 5-29 years have not gone to any educational institution.
NEW DELHI: Kerala topped the list of states in terms of literacy, while the rural areas of Bihar had the worst literacy rate of 50 per cent of the people in the age group of 5-29 years have not gone to any educational institution.
According to a recent survey of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the literacy rate in India during 2004-05 was 64 per cent, with Kerala topping the list among the states with 83 per cent of its rural population and 85 per cent of its urban residents literate.
Bihar's rural areas had the lowest literacy rate -- 44 per cent, while the urban literacy rate was lowest in Rajasthan at 64 per cent.
The survey found that only about 50 of the people in the age group of 5-29 were currently attending any educational institution. They included 53 per cent males and 46 per cent females.
Among the states, the attendance rate was highest (60 per cent) in Haryana and lowest (42 per cent) in Orissa. While 63 per cent of all these students were in government institutions, about 17 per cent of students were studying in private unaided institutions and 14 per cent were attached to private aided institutes.
A meagre six per cent them were attending the local body institutions, the survey on 'Status of Education and Vocational Training in India -- 2004-05' said.
Majority of males, who were away from education, attributed the reason to "to supplement household income". Similarly girls cited the reason to attend "domestic chores", the survey found.
In the age group of 15-29 years, about two per cent reported to have received formal vocational training and another eight per cent reported to have received non-formal vocational training.
In 26 per cent of the households in the rural areas and eight per cent of the households in urban areas, there was not a single member in the age of 15 years and above who could read and write a simple message with understanding, the survey said.
About 50 per cent of rural households and about 20 per cent of urban had no literate among the female members of age 15 years and above, it said.
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