List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate

Literacy rate map of India, 2011.[1]
The graph shows the literacy rate of the 28 states of India and India (as whole) in 2011 (green) as compared to in 2001 (blue). Union territories have not been included

Literacy rate in India is uneven and as such, different States and Union Territories of India have differences in their literacy rates. The following table shows the 2011 and 2001 census data on total literacy rate, male literacy rate, female literacy rate and decadal difference in percentage.[2][3] According to Census 2011, Kerala has the highest total literacy rate and female literacy rate whereas Lakshadweep had the highest male literacy rate. Bihar has the lowest total literacy rate and male literacy rates while Rajasthan has the lowest female literacy rate.[2]

RankIndia/State/Union TerritoryLiteracy Rate (%) - 2011 CensusMale Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census[2]Female Literacy Rate (%) - 2011 Census[2]Literacy Rate (%) - 2001 CensusDecadal Difference (pp)
1Kerala93.9196.0291.9890.863.05
2Lakshadweep92.2896.1188.2586.665.62
3Mizoram91.5893.7289.4088.802.78
4Tripura87.75[lower-alpha 1]92.1883.1573.1914.56
5Goa87.4092.8181.8482.015.39
6Daman & Diu87.0791.4879.5978.188.89
7Puducherry86.5592.1281.2281.245.31
8Chandigarh86.4390.5481.3881.944.49
9Delhi86.3491.0380.9381.674.67
10Andaman & Nicobar86.2790.1181.8481.304.97
11Himachal Pradesh83.7890.8376.6076.487.30
12Maharashtra82.9189.8275.4876.886.03
13Sikkim82.2087.2976.4368.8113.39
14Tamil Nadu80.3386.8173.8673.456.88
15Nagaland80.1183.2976.8966.5913.52
16Manipur79.8586.4973.1769.939.92
17Uttarakhand79.6388.3370.7071.628.01
18Gujarat79.3187.2370.7369.1410.17
19Dadra & Nagar Haveli77.6586.4665.9357.6320.02
20West Bengal77.0882.6771.1668.648.44
21Punjab76.6881.4871.3469.657.03
22Haryana76.6485.3866.7767.918.73
23Karnataka75.6082.8568.1366.648.96
24Meghalaya75.4877.1773.7862.5612.92
India74.0482.1465.4664.839.21
25Odisha73.4582.4064.3663.0810.37
26Assam73.1878.8167.2763.259.93
27Chhattisgarh71.0481.4560.5964.666.38
28Madhya Pradesh70.6380.5360.0263.746.89
29Uttar Pradesh69.7279.2459.2656.2713.45
30Jammu & Kashmir68.7478.2658.0155.5213.22
31Jharkhand67.6378.4556.2153.5614.07
32 Andhra Pradesh 67.4[lower-alpha 2]75.5659.74----
33Rajasthan67.0680.5152.6660.416.65
34Arunachal Pradesh66.9573.6959.5754.3412.61
35Telangana66.5[lower-alpha 3]--------
36Bihar63.8273.3953.3347.0016.82

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ As per a government report dated May 2014 (based on the 2011 census data), literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh is 67.4%.[6]
  3. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Ranking of states and union territories by literacy rate: 2011" (PDF). Government of India.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census 2011, Chapter 6 (State of Literacy), p.14" (PDF). Government of India.
  3. ↑ "India at a glance". Government of India.
  4. ↑ "Tripura has achieved first position in literacy". decccan herald. 2013-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Tripura beats Kerala in literacy". Times of India. 8 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Demography, Andhra Pradesh Government, p. 41, January 2016
  7. ↑ Nag, Kingshuk (2 June 2014). "T-party today: India's 29th state Telangana is born". Times of India.
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