The document analyzes literacy rates in India over time and finds that girls are outperforming boys. Data shows that while literacy rates have increased dramatically for both males and females from 1951 to 2011, female literacy rates have risen faster, decreasing the gender gap. Charts track population sizes and literacy percentages by gender over time, demonstrating that female literacy growth has exceeded males in recent decades. Primary school enrollment rates also show higher attendance by girls compared to boys in recent years. The conclusion is that girls now appear to be outperforming boys in the literacy race in India based on the presented statistical evidence.

1. Are Girls Beating Boys In Literacy
Race?
- Aravind Kulasekhar
Vankayala

2. Introduction
 Literacy;a powerful growth indicator
for any nation.
 During the last five decades India’s
progress in literacy has been
tremendous.

3. Total & Literate Population
700,000,000
600,000,000
500,000,000
Population
400,000,000 Total Male Population
Male Literate Number
300,000,000 Total Female
Population
Female Literates
200,000,000
100,000,000
0
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Year

4. Literacy Percentage in India
90.00
80.00
70.00
60.00
Literacy Levels in India
50.00
Percentage
Male literacy
percentages
Female Literacy
40.00 Percentage
30.00
20.00
10.00
0.00
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

5. Growth Percentage
80.00
73.25
70.00
60.00
50.00
Percentage
48.75
43.13
40.00 Percentage increment in literate
37.85 males
35.46
Percentage increment in literate
32.02 females
30.00
22.67
20.00 20.86
18.28
13.76 13.75
10.00
8.29
0.00
1951-61 1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-2001 2001-11

6. Male - Female Literacy % Gap
30.00
26.62
25.00 25.05 24.84
23.99
21.69
Percentage
20.00
Percentage Gap
18.30
16.68
15.00
10.00
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

7. Primary Education in India
80
70
Enrolment% in prinary schools
60
50
40 Girls Enrolment
Boys Enrolment
30
20
10
0
1950-51 1955-56 1960-61 1965-66 1970-71 1975-76 1980-81 1985-86 1990-91 1995-96 2000-01 2004-05

8. Conclusion
 By the data we can conclusively infer
that girls are out performing boys in
the literacy race.

9. References
 Comprehensive School Level literacy statistics :
http://www.gprg.org/pubs/workingpapers/pdfs/gprg-wps-071.pdf
 This is the state-wise literacy statistics in India:
http://censusmp.gov.in/censusmp/All-PDF/6Literacy21.12.pdf
 Paper on women's literacy in India:
http://www.socialsciencesejournal.org/3.5.%20Sandhya%20Rani.pdf
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 State population, Planning Commission:
http://planningcommission.nic.in/data/datatable/0904/tab_169.pdf
 Govt. of India Educational Statistics,2004-05, Ministry of Human
Resources Development

10. Thank You