New Delhi, March 11 -- As per Census 2001, the literacy rate among Muslims aged 7 years and above was 59.1% while all-India literacy rate for the same age-group was 64.8%. As per Census 2011, the literacy rate among Muslims aged 7 years and above was 68.5% as compared to all-India literacy rate of 73.0%. Thus, the literacy rate among Muslims has increased by 9.4 percentage points in Census 2011 as compared to Census 2001. As per Annual Report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2023-24, the literacy rate among Muslims was 79.5% for persons aged 7years & above, while literacy rate for all religions for the same age group was 80.9%.

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