India literacy rate for 2023 was 77.00%, a 1% increase from 2022.
India literacy rate for 2022 was 76.00%, a 7% increase from 2011.
India literacy rate for 2011 was 69.00%, a 6% increase from 2006.
India literacy rate for 2006 was 63.00%, a 2% increase from 2001.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life. The full historical dataset is available for download here: India Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 1981 - 2023.