What is the reason behind low literacy rate in Rajasthan?
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Explanation:
emale literacy rate of Rajasthan is very low even lower than states which have overall lower literacy rate. In traditional villages girl education is not encouraged which needs to be improved. There is a saying if female is educated then whole family is educated but this saying is not believed in many villages.
Literacy rate in Rajasthan has seen upward trend and is 66.11 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 79.19 percent while female literacy is at 52.12 percent.
According to the Literacy Foundation, the most frequent causes of illiteracy in adults are having parents with little schooling, lack of books at home and lack of reading stimulation as a child, dropping out of school, difficult living conditions including poverty, and learning disabilities.