A Study Of Male-Female Disparity In Literacy In Western Satpura Region

Literacy is an important demographic characteristic of human process. It is essential for human character, social and economic development. Education includes new ideas for a better building of the society and their personal life style. The present work is an attempt to study of male-female disparity in literacy in Western Satpura Region. The period selected for the present study is from 1991 to 2011. Sopher’s modified formula is used to measure male-female disparity in literacy. Present study reveals that overall and gender wise disparity in literacy has decreased during the last decade.