Graduate Degree Holders % of Adults 20
In Delhi, 35%+ adults have graduate degrees; in Bihar, it's under 10%.
Policy implication
Degree concentration in a few states creates brain-drain spirals — educated people leave, weakening the state further.
Degree concentration in a few states creates brain-drain spirals — educated people leave, weakening the state further.
Data vintage. This map uses the 2011 Census, the latest published count by state and district. Populations and shares will have changed since.
Data note. The Census of India is taken once a decade. The 2011 Census is the latest to publish state and district tables, and the next census is planned for 2027, so there is no later official count to replace these figures. Shares, ratios and populations will have moved since 2011.
Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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