• Dr. M. Jayamala
• Dr. J. Sheela

The spread of literacy over the years in any nation is generally associated with socio-political and cultural environment. It acts as a catalyst for social upliftment initiation or taken up for health, hygiene, environmental degradation control, employment of weaker section of the society. This article intends to explain the population in India over the years, the literacy rate of the population, gender gap in literates, women’s participation in higher education and the secondary data is taken from Census report of India. To identify the participation of women in higher education All India Survey on Higher Education conducted by Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, New Delhi is considered for the study.

Gender, Literacy, Higher Education, Enrolment, Drop out

"A Gender Gap in Literacy and Women’s Participation in Higher Education ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.82-89, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908813.pdf

"A Gender Gap in Literacy and Women’s Participation in Higher Education ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp82-89, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908813.pdf