Literacy in Bihar

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Template:SHORTDESC: Bihar has a total literacy rate of 70.9% in 2017. Overall Male and Female literacy rate is 79.7% and 60.5% respectively. Total Rural literacy rate is 69.5%. In rural areas of Bihar, Male and Female literacy rate is 78.6% and 58.7% respectively. Total Urban 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 literates in Bihar is 3,16,75,607 which consists 2,09,78,955 Male and 1,06,96,652 Female. Patna has highest Literacy Rate of 87.82% followed by Rohtas (80.36%) and Munger (78.11%). Kishanganj has lowest Literacy Rate of 61.05% followed by Araria (64.95%) and Katihar (65.46%). A recent survey by Pratham 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%.

Overview of literacy rates

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Literacy rates in Bihar[1]
  Total Males Females
Total Literacy rate

(NSC Survey 2017)

70.9%[2] 79.7% 60.5%
Rural areas[1] 69.5% 78.6% 58.7%
Urban areas[1] 83.1% 89.3% 75.9%
Total numbers of literates 3,16,75,607 2,09,78,955 1,06,96,652
Highest and lowest literacy rates by district
District Literacy rate
Rohtas 73.37%
Bhojpur 72.79%
Patna 70.68%
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Katihar 52.24%
Purnea 51.18%
Sitamarhi 51.08%

A recent survey by Pratham 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[1]%. At the time of independence, women's literacy in Bihar was 4.22%.

The state's low literary rates stem from the region's complex educational challenges.[clarification needed] Education in Bihar significantly lags behind other states in India.

Growth in Literacy Rate

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Literacy Rate from 1951–2025[3]
Year Total Males Females
1951 13.45 22.68 4.20
1961 21.98 35.85 8.11
1971 22.86 35.86 9.86
1981 31.86 47.11 16.61
1991 36.68 51.37 21.99
2001 46.94 60.32 33.57
2011 61.35 71.20 51.50
2017[1] 70.90 79.70 60.50
2025 74.30 — —

Anubhav[clarification needed]

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Education in Bihar[4]
Level Total Male Female
Literate with education 17,15,049 11,09,731 6,05,318
Below Primary 78,90,329 47,54,137 31,36,192
Primary 83,34,709 51,30,917 32,03,792
Middle 43,90,226 30,12,151 13,78,075
Secondary 47,51,560 34,39,918 13,11,642
Higher Secondary 18,26,093 13,85,282 4,40,811
Technical Diploma 24,989 20,088 4,901
Non-technical Diploma 48,532 40,458 8,074
Graduate & above 21,09,415 17,37,651 3,71,764
Unclassified 18,675 14,043 4,632

Literacy in Districts

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Literacy in Bihar[5]
Districts of Bihar 2011 2001 1991
Total By gender Total By gender Total By gender
Male Female Male Female Male Female
West Champaran 55.7 39.63 51.91 25.85 27.99 39.62 14.41
East Champaran 55.79 42.74 67.90 74.47 44.41 58.49 85.45
Sheohar 53.78 37.01 45.54 27.43 26.18 36.36 14.34
Sitamarhi 52.05 39.38 51.02 26.35 28.49 39.86 15.49
Madhubani 58.62 42.35 57.26 26.56 33.22 48.49 16.75
Supaul 57.67 37.8 53.23 21.02 28.11 40.96 13.74
Araria 53.53 34.94 46.5 22.14 26.19 36.99 14.01
Kishanganj 55.46 31.02 42.8 18.49 22.22 33.12 10.38
Purnia 51.08 35.51 46.16 23.72 28.52 38.92 16.8
Katihar 52.24 35.29 45.51 24.03 28.7 39.24 16.88
Madhepura 52.25 36.19 48.87 22.31 27.72 39.31 14.41
Saharsa 53.2 39.28 52.04 25.31 29.98 42.37 15.83
Darbhanga 56.56 44.32 54.15 45.35 35.94 48.31 20.09
Muzaffarpur 63.43 48.15 82.19 87.2 74.11 48.44 22.33
Gopalganj 65.47 48.19 63.81 32.81 34.96 51.62 17.75
Siwan district 69.45 52.01 67.67 37.26 39.13 57.51 21.33
Saran 65.96 52.01 67.81 35.74 41.79 60.18 22.71
Vaishali 66.66 51.63 64 38.14 40.56 55.62 24.08
Samastipur 61.86 69.76 80.83 90.69 60.37 76.39 85.17
Begusarai 63.87 48.55 59.71 36.21 36.88 48.66 23.52
Khagaria 57.92 41.56 52.02 29.62 32.33 42.97 19.79
Bhagalpur 63.14 50.28 60.11 38.83 41.84 53.41 28.11
Banka 58.17 43.4 56.28 29.1 34.55 48.17 18.99
Munger 70.46 60.11 70.68 47.97 52.25 64.95 37.07
Lakhisarai 62.42 48.21 60.97 34.26 39.4 53.12 23.48
Sheikhpura 63.86 49.01 62.56 34.13 40.92 55.43 24.41
Nalanda 64.43 53.64 66.94 39.03 46.95 61.95 29.97
Patna 70.68 63.82 73.81 52.17 56.33 69.07 41.35
Bhojpur 70.47 59.71 74.78 42.81 48.18 66.35 27.95
Buxar 70.14 57.49 72.82 40.36 33.49 62.94 25.74
Kaimur 69.34 55.57 70.57 38.9 39.35 55.68 20.69
Rohtas 73.37 62.36 76.54 46.62 48.52 64.5 30.29
Jehanabad 66.8 56.03 70.9 40.08 45.83 63.11 26.81
Aurangabad 70.32 57.5 71.99 42.04 45.14 61.8 26.67
Gaya 63.67 61.07 73.81 47.4 50.47 65.22 34.2
Nawada 59.76 47.36 61.22 32.64 38.96 54.85 21.82
Jamui 59.79 42.74 57.1 26.92 33.41 48.48 16.41

Key data

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See also

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References

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