. According to the 2009 Right to Education Act in India, children aged six to 14 years are entitled to free and compulsory education until upper primary level. However, as of 2011, less than one in every ten people with disability completed middle school.
In 2011, 12.2 million out of 26.8 million of people with disability in India were illiterate. Among illiterates in India, more women than men were reported to be illiterate, at respectively 6.56 million and 5.64 million of people.The general schooling system in India comprises of four levels namely, Primary (classes I – V), Middle or Upper Primary (Classes VI – VIII), Secondary (Classes IX – X), and Higher Secondary (XI – X). In India, the total number of illiterate women was higher than that of illiterate menLiteracy status of population with disability in India in 2011, by gender (in millions)
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MOSPI. "Literacy Status of Population with Disability in India in 2011, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254374/india-literacy-status-of-disabled-population-by-gender/
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Literacy status of population with disability in India in 2011, by gender (in millions) [Graph], MOSPI, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254374/india-literacy-status-of-disabled-population-by-gender/