Education for Empowerment :
Education for Empowerment 'Education for empowerment' has been a handy slogan for the government while promoting the rights of a girl child. But what does March 8 (International Women's Day) mean for millions of girls in India who cannot attend or finish school because they have to graze cattle, labour in the house or fields, or are sexually harassed and humiliated by their teachers/principals?
Literacy rate variations between states :
Literacy rate variations between states
Growth of literacy :
Growth of literacy
Slide 5:
Learnings from state literacy in India efforts
TRIBAL WOMEN:
TRIBAL WOMEN
Comparative literacy statistics :
Comparative literacy statistics CountryAdult Literacy RateYouth Literacy Rate China 93.3% (2007) [15] 98.9% (2004) [16] Sri Lanka 90.8 (2007)98.0 Burma 89.9% (2007) [17] 94.4% (2004) [18] Iran 82.4% (2007) [19] 95% (2002) [20] World Average84% (1998) [5] 88% (2001) [21] India 66.0% (2007) [3] 82% (2001) [3] Nepal 56.5 (2007)62.7 Pakistan 54.2 (2007) [22] 53.9 Bangladesh 53.5 (2007)49.7