Literacy in Bihar

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<a href="/facts/Bihar/T5Ga9JF8">Bihar</a> has a total <a href="/facts/Literacy_rate/GpXB3QbJ">literacy rate</a> of <a href="/facts/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_literacy_rate/Y3Yoq7c0">70.9%</a> in 2017. Overall Male and Female <a href="/facts/Literacy_rate/GpXB3QbJ">literacy rate</a> is 79.7% and 60.5% respectively. Total <a href="/facts/Rural/ANwqEzus">Rural</a> literacy rate is 69.5%. In rural areas of Bihar, Male and Female literacy rate is 78.6% and 58.7% respectively. Total <a href="/facts/Urban_area/fu9v8h5P">Urban</a> literacy rate is 83.1%. In urban areas of Bihar, Male and Female literacy rate is 89.3% and 75.9% respectively. Total number of <a href="/facts/Literate/GpXB3QbJ">literates</a> in Bihar is 3,16,75,607 which consists 2,09,78,955 Male and 1,06,96,652 Female. <a href="/facts/Patna_district/WNGoWfDe">Patna</a> has highest Literacy Rate of 87.82% followed by <a href="/facts/Rohtas_district/qad373EW">Rohtas</a> (80.36%) and <a href="/facts/Munger_district/fTC2K4Pz">Munger</a> (78.11%). <a href="/facts/Kishanganj_district/hbgVm6CS">Kishanganj</a> has lowest Literacy Rate of 61.05% followed by <a href="/facts/Araria_district/Go719w6d">Araria</a> (64.95%) and <a href="/facts/Katihar/724g8gH1">Katihar</a> (65.46%). A recent survey by <a href="/facts/Pratham/uDdjlCj8">Pratham</a> rated the receptivity of Bihari children to their teaching as being better than those in other states. Bihar is striving to increase female literacy, now at 60.5%. At the time of independence, women's literacy in Bihar was 4.22%.
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Literacy in Bihar