As per 2011 Census 3,89,70,500 people of Rajasthan are literate. The literacy rate of Rajasthan is 67.07%; among men is 80.51% and among women is 52.66%. The literacy rate has shown an increase in previous decades but Rajasthan is still behind the national average. The women in rural areas are still lagging on this aspect. Kota is the most literate district at 77.48% literacy rate, while Jalor is the least literate at 55.58% literacy rate.
The growth in literacy rate in our state has been possible because of various programmes in this direction; like Literacy Mission, Adult Education, Continuous Literacy Programme, special emphasis and encouragement of Girl’s Education, Free & Mandatory Education, etc. But literacy among women is still way behind the literacy among men. Many programmes have been started to encourage the education of girls. Some important programmes under this endeavour are Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya, Transport Voucher for Girls in Rural Areas, Gargi Award, Apki Beti Yojana, Devnarayan Girl Student Scooty Distribution, and Free Bicycle Distribution to Girls.
