India: Male literacy rate, ages 15-24, 1981 - 2018:
For that indicator, we provide data for India from 1981 to 2018. The average value for India during that period was 82.58 percent with a minimum of 66.31 percent in 1981 and a maximum of 92.99 percent in 2018.
The latest value from 2018 is 92.99 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2018 based on 74
countries is 92.33 percent.
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Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.