Female Literacy Rate
Percentage of women aged 7+ who can read and write. A key measure of gender equity in education.
State Rankings — Female Literacy Rate
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Score Distribution
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Full Rankings
| # | State / UT | Value | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 92.1% | 100.0 | Champion |
| 2 | Mizoram | 89.3% | 97.8 | Champion |
| 3 | Lakshadweep(UT) | 88.0% | 94.3 | Champion |
| 4 | Goa | 84.7% | 85.7 | Champion |
| 5 | Tripura | 82.7% | 80.7 | Champion |
| 6 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT) | 82.4% | 79.9 | Champion |
| 7 | Chandigarh(UT) | 81.2% | 76.6 | Champion |
| 8 | Delhi(UT) | 80.8% | 75.5 | Champion |
| 9 | Puducherry(UT) | 80.7% | 75.3 | Champion |
| 10 | Nagaland | 76.1% | 63.3 | Contender |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 75.9% | 62.9 | Contender |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 75.9% | 62.7 | Contender |
| 13 | Sikkim | 75.6% | 62.0 | Contender |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu | 73.4% | 56.3 | Rising |
| 15 | Meghalaya | 72.9% | 54.9 | Rising |
| 16 | Punjab | 70.7% | 49.2 | Rising |
| 17 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT) | 70.6% | 48.9 | Rising |
| 18 | West Bengal | 70.5% | 48.7 | Rising |
| 19 | Manipur | 70.3% | 48.0 | Rising |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 70.0% | 47.4 | Rising |
| 21 | Gujarat | 69.7% | 46.5 | Rising |
| 22 | Karnataka | 68.1% | 42.3 | Developing |
| 23 | Assam | 66.3% | 37.5 | Developing |
| 24 | Haryana | 65.9% | 36.7 | Developing |
| 25 | Odisha | 64.0% | 31.6 | Developing |
| 26 | Chhattisgarh | 60.2% | 21.8 | Developing |
| 27 | Ladakh(UT) | 59.8% | 20.6 | Developing |
| 28 | Madhya Pradesh | 59.2% | 19.1 | Developing |
| 29 | Andhra Pradesh | 59.1% | 18.9 | Developing |
| 30 | Telangana | 58.0% | 15.9 | Developing |
| 31 | Arunachal Pradesh | 57.7% | 15.1 | Developing |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | 57.2% | 13.7 | Developing |
| 33 | Jammu & Kashmir(UT) | 56.4% | 11.8 | Developing |
| 34 | Jharkhand | 55.4% | 9.1 | Developing |
| 35 | Rajasthan | 52.1% | 0.5 | Developing |
| 36 | Bihar | 51.5% | 0.0 | Developing |