At nearly 43%, Muslims have highest pc of illiterates: Census

August 31, 2016 21:19

Muslims have the highest number of illiterates at nearly 43 per cent, while Jains have the highest number of literates among India's religious communities as over 86 per cent of them are educated.

According to the Census 2011 data, Jains have just 13.57 per cent illiterate -- aged 7 years and above -- among all the communities.

The census has taken those between 0 and 6 years as illiterate.

The Muslims have the highest percentage of illiterates aged beyond 7 years at 42.72.

This number is 36.40 per cent for Hindus, 32.49 per cent for Sikhs, 28.17 per cent for Buddhists, and 25.66 per cent for Christians, as per the latest census figure on 'education level by religious community' for age 7 years and above.

As compared to 63.60 per cent of 7 years-plus Hindus and 57.28 per cent Muslims in the 'literate' category, the percentage of literates among Christians is 74.34 per cent, among Buddhists 71.83 per cent and among Sikhs 67.51 per cent.

Jains have the highest percentage of educated members who are graduates and above.

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