• Preeti Dabas

When a woman is educated, she becomes empowered to change not only her own life, but also the lives of many around her: her children, her family, her friends, her community. This research paper gives a glance to the status of females literacy in India. According to Census of India, 2011, the overall literacy rate of India is 74.04 per cent; and that of males and females is 82.14 per cent and 65.46 per cent respectively indicating a wide gap. The paper firstly attempts to analyse gender disparity in education and then further aims at evaluating the different possible factors for the gender gaps in education in Indian states. The paper lastly concludes with the major findings of the study.

literacy rate, gender, urban, below poverty line, per capita income, sex ratio

"An Analysis of Gender Disparity in Education in Indian States", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.531-541, October 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810979.pdf

"An Analysis of Gender Disparity in Education in Indian States", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp531-541, October 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1810979.pdf