Share of female literacy India 2005-2016, by geography
In the year 2015-16, a total of 81.4 percent females were literate in the urban areas in India. In the same year, a total of only 61.5 percent females were literate in the rural areas. The total female literacy rate in India grew from 55.1 percent to 68.4 percent from 2005 to 2016.