Indian states ranking by literacy rate
This is a list of the States and Union Territories of India in order of literacy rate as per 2011 census of India.[2][3]
Rank | India/State/Union Territory | Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census | Literacy Rate (%) - 2001 Census | Decadal Difference (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kerala | 93.91 | 90.86 | 3.14 |
2 | Lakshadweep | 92.28 | 86.66 | 5.62 |
3 | Mizoram | 91.58 | 88.80 | 2.78 |
4 | Tripura | 87.75[lower-alpha 1] | 73.19 | 13.56 |
5 | Goa | 87.40 | 82.01 | 5.39 |
6 | Daman & Diu | 87.07 | 78.18 | 8.89 |
7 | Puducherry | 86.55 | 81.24 | 5.31 |
8 | Chandigarh | 86.43 | 81.94 | 4.49 |
9 | Delhi | 86.34 | 81.67 | 4.67 |
10 | Andaman & Nicobar | 86.27 | 81.30 | 4.97 |
11 | Himachal Pradesh | 83.78 | 76.48 | 7.30 |
12 | Maharashtra | 82.91 | 76.88 | 6.03 |
13 | Sikkim | 82.20 | 68.81 | 13.39 |
14 | Tamil Nadu | 80.33 | 73.45 | 6.88 |
15 | Nagaland | 80.11 | 66.59 | 13.52 |
16 | Manipur | 79.85 | 69.93 | 9.92 |
17 | Uttarakhand | 79.63 | 71.62 | 8.01 |
18 | Gujarat | 79.31 | 69.14 | 10.17 |
19 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 77.65 | 57.63 | 20.02 |
20 | West Bengal | 77.08 | 68.64 | 8.44 |
21 | Punjab | 76.68 | 69.65 | 7.03 |
22 | Haryana | 76.64 | 67.91 | 8.73 |
23 | Karnataka | 75.60 | 66.64 | 8.96 |
24 | Meghalaya | 75.48 | 62.56 | 12.92 |
India | 74.04 | 64.83 | 9.21 | |
25 | Odisha | 73.45 | 63.08 | 10.37 |
26 | Assam | 73.18 | 63.25 | 9.93 |
27 | Chhattisgarh | 71.04 | 64.66 | 6.38 |
28 | Madhya Pradesh | 70.63 | 63.74 | 6.89 |
29 | Uttar Pradesh | 69.72 | 56.27 | 13.45 |
30 | Jammu & Kashmir | 68.74 | 55.52 | 13.22 |
31 | Jharkhand | 67.63 | 53.56 | 14.07 |
32 | Rajasthan | 67.06 | 60.41 | 6.65 |
33 | Arunachal Pradesh | 66.95 | 54.34 | 12.61 |
34 | Bihar | 63.82 | 47.00 | 16.82 |
NA | Andhra Pradesh | 67.4[lower-alpha 2] | -- | -- |
NA | Telangana | 66.5[lower-alpha 3] | -- | -- |
- ↑ In September 2013, the State Government of Tripura claimed that the state has surpassed Kerala as the most literate state in India, with a literacy rate of 94.65%.[4][5]
- ↑ As per a government report dated May 2014, literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh is 67.4%.[6]
- ↑ Census 2011 data was calculated for unified Andhra Pradesh. As per Times of India report which quoted the literacy rates of Telangana as 66.5%.[7]
References
- ↑ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Government of India.
- ↑ "Census 2011, Chapter 6 (State of Literacy), p.14" (PDF). Government of India.
- ↑ "India at a glance". Government of India.
- ↑ "Tripura has achieved first position in literacy". decccan herald. 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "Tripura beats Kerala in literacy". Times of India. 8 September 2013.
- ↑ Demography, Andhra Pradesh Government, p. 41, January 2016
- ↑ Nag, Kingshuk (2 June 2014). "T-party today: India’s 29th state Telangana is born". Times of India.
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