The Registrar General of
India (RGI) releases Census 2011 data on disabled population by type of
disability, educational level and sex here today.
Out of the total disabled population of 2.68 crores in Census 2011, 1.46 crores
(54.5%) are literates and the remaining 1.22 crores
(45.5%) are illiterates. One decade ago, the percentage of literates among
disabled population was 49.3% and the remaining 50.7% were illiterates. The
comparative position of disabled population by literacy status, educational
level among literates and sex for Census 2001 & 2011, as given below, shows
that not only the percentage of literates has increased for both males and
females during the decade 2001-2011 but also their attainment in higher educational
levels has improved.
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Percentage
distribution of Disabled Population by Literacy status, Educational level
among Literates and Sex, 2001-2011
|
|
Literacy status/Educational level
|
2001
|
2011
|
|
Persons
|
Males
|
Females
|
Persons
|
Males
|
Females
|
|
Percentage to disabled population
|
|
Illiterate
|
50.7
|
41.9
|
62.7
|
45.5
|
37.6
|
55.4
|
|
Literate
|
49.3
|
58.1
|
37.3
|
54.5
|
62.4
|
44.6
|
|
Percentage to Total Literates
|
|
Literate but below primary
|
26.5
|
25.0
|
29.9
|
19.4
|
18.3
|
21.5
|
|
Primary but below middle
|
26.4
|
25.6
|
28.1
|
24.3
|
23.5
|
25.8
|
|
Middle but below matric/secondary
|
16.0
|
16.6
|
14.8
|
16.7
|
17.3
|
15.8
|
|
Matric/Secondary but below graduate
|
20.0
|
21.5
|
16.9
|
23.6
|
24.9
|
21.2
|
|
Graduate and above
|
6.0
|
6.6
|
4.6
|
8.5
|
9.0
|
7.7
|
|
Note: 'Literate’ includes figures for ‘literates
without educational level’ and ‘educational levels not classified'.
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The relative position of literacy status and
educational levels among literates by various types of disability of Census
2011 are presented below:
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Literacy
Status & Educational Levels among Literate Disabled Population by type of
Disability, 2011
|
|
Literacy status/Educational level
|
In seeing
|
In hearing
|
In speech
|
In movement
|
Mental retardation
|
Mental illness
|
Any other
|
Multiple disability
|
|
Percentage to disabled population
|
|
Illiterate
|
47.2
|
43.1
|
41.7
|
39.8
|
58.7
|
51.2
|
40.0
|
66.7
|
|
Literate
|
52.8
|
56.9
|
58.3
|
60.2
|
41.3
|
48.8
|
60.0
|
33.3
|
|
Percentage to total Literates
|
|
Literate but below primary
|
20.8
|
18.9
|
20.8
|
16.3
|
28.1
|
19.0
|
17.9
|
27.4
|
|
Primary but below middle
|
24.6
|
23.7
|
23.6
|
24.6
|
26.9
|
25.6
|
23.3
|
26.7
|
|
Middle but below matric/secondary
|
16.3
|
16.2
|
15.1
|
18.8
|
14.7
|
18.9
|
16.9
|
14.5
|
|
Matric/Secondary but below graduate
|
23.1
|
24.5
|
23.6
|
25.6
|
15.6
|
21.8
|
24.6
|
16.4
|
|
Graduate and above
|
8.9
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
8.6
|
4.6
|
5.6
|
9.3
|
4.1
|
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Note: 'Literate’ includes figures for ‘literates
without educational level’ and ‘educational levels not classified'.
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