The literacy rate in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 65.57 per cent as against 55.52 per cent in 2001-02, state Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed said here.
"All the parameters of education have witnessed marked improvement over the years and the state is marching fast towards total literacy," he informed the Assembly yesterday.
While the male literacy has risen to 75.30 per cent, the female literacy has touched 57.11 per cent, he said, adding that the gender gap has also recorded significant drop to an all time low 16.59 per cent.
Presently 16.60 lakh children are studying in government schools with a total dropout recorded at 39,150 as against 3.76 lakh in 2004-05, Sayeed said.
A total of 680 middle school buildings and 5,467 additional classrooms were constructed throughout the state to tide over accommodation problem of the students, he said.
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