"Jharkhand has lagging literacy (~67–70%), especially among girls and in rural/tribal areas; efforts in school access, mid-day meals and language instruction are underway."
Jharkhand’s literacy rate from recent sources is among the lower in India (~66.4% in Census-2011), with significant gender and rural-tribal gaps in school access and retention. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} Many children in remote districts face distance and infrastructure hurdles, language barriers, and frequent teacher vacancies. Nutrition, health support, and mid-day meal schemes and state government school efforts aim to address some of the non-academic barriers that affect attendance and learning quality. Local programmes aim to improve multilingual instruction and community engagement in tribal regions.
Based on the above factors and the IQ test history, the average IQ in Jharkhand is 96.
To improve educational outcomes in Jharkhand, policy should focus on strengthening early childhood access, ensuring that girls and tribal children have equitable access, improving school infrastructure in remote areas, and expanding teacher recruitment and retention. Non-academic supports like nutrition, health services, and transport are crucial. Community-driven multilingual and culturally responsive teaching and better monitoring of outcomes by district and subgroup can help reduce inequity and raise state-wide readiness.
[ While IQ alone does not define the full range of human intelligence or potential. IQ is just one of many dimensions of human potential. ]