Education in Andhra Pradesh

As per the 2011 census of India, Andhra Pradesh (post reorganisation) has an overall literacy rate of 67.35% (males 74.77%, females 59.96%),[1] significantly lower than the overall national average of 74.04%.[2] Among the Indian states and union territories, it stands at 32nd position.[3] There were a total of 29,859,982 literates: 16,549,514 males and 13,310,468 females. In terms of district-wise literates, united East Godavari has the most with 3,348,077 and united Vizianagaram has the least with 1,238,388.[1] The government also implements fee reimbursement scheme for the economically backward sections of the state.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Statistical Abstract Andhra Pradesh, 2018" (PDF). CORE Dashboard. Gollapudi, Vijayawada: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. II. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Literacy Rate – 7+years (%)". NITI Aayog, (National Institution for Transforming India), Government of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "In literacy, Telangana stands 35th among 36 states and Union Territories". Deccan Chronicle. Hyderabad. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ "AP govt holds discussion over fee reimbursement issue". The Times of India. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.