Question

why is the literacy rate of the women lower than the literacy rate of men in India

Answer 1

The large proportion of illiterate females is another reason for the low literacy rate in India. Inequality based on gender differences resulted in female literacy rates being lower at 65.46% than that of their male counterparts at 82.14%.Secondly, there a considerable gap between male and female literacy rates in India. It has been estimated ...

Answer 2

it's due to there are still some superstitions in India that girls should not go to school and if they study they become widow so most of the women's are self trained but nowadays everyone started sending their daughters to school