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Question
Write short note.
Literacy and education
Solution
- The proportion of literate population of a country is an indicator of its socio-economic development.
- It reveals the standard of living, social status of women, availability of educational facilities, etc.
- The level of economic development is both, a cause and a consequence of literacy rate.
- Every country has its own definition of literacy. In India, literacy rate denotes the percentage of population above 7 years of age, which is able to read, write and has the ability to do arithmetic calculation with understanding
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