71% literacy rate in rural areas in 2014 as per NSSO survey
Q. As per the survey by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) released on 30th June’15, what was the literacy rate in rural areas in the year 2014?- Published on 21 Jun 15a. 61%
b. 34%
c. 71%
d. 86%
ANSWER: 71%
The literacy rate in the rural areas was pegged at 71% last year, compared to 86% in the urban areas. It said that among the age group of seven year and above, the male literacy rate was registered at 83 percent vis-a-vis the female literacy rate of 67 percent. According to the survey, in the rural areas nearly 4.5 percent of males and 2.2 percent of females completed education level of graduation and above, while in urban areas 17 percent of males and 13 percent of females completed this level of education.
