Literacy Rate (Total)
Percentage of population aged 7+ that can read and write. A foundational indicator of educational attainment.
State Rankings — Literacy Rate (Total)
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Score Distribution
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Full Rankings
| # | State / UT | Value | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | 94.0% | 100.0 | Champion |
| 2 | Lakshadweep(UT) | 91.8% | 97.7 | Champion |
| 3 | Mizoram | 91.3% | 95.9 | Champion |
| 4 | Goa | 88.7% | 86.5 | Champion |
| 5 | Tripura | 87.2% | 81.3 | Champion |
| 6 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT) | 86.6% | 79.2 | Champion |
| 7 | Delhi(UT) | 86.2% | 77.7 | Champion |
| 8 | Chandigarh(UT) | 86.0% | 77.1 | Champion |
| 9 | Puducherry(UT) | 85.8% | 76.4 | Champion |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 82.8% | 65.6 | Contender |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 82.3% | 64.0 | Contender |
| 12 | Sikkim | 81.4% | 60.7 | Contender |
| 13 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT) | 80.7% | 58.2 | Rising |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu | 80.1% | 56.0 | Rising |
| 15 | Nagaland | 79.5% | 54.1 | Rising |
| 16 | Uttarakhand | 78.8% | 51.5 | Rising |
| 17 | Gujarat | 78.0% | 48.7 | Rising |
| 18 | Manipur | 76.9% | 44.8 | Developing |
| 19 | West Bengal | 76.3% | 42.4 | Developing |
| 20 | Punjab | 75.8% | 40.9 | Developing |
| 21 | Haryana | 75.5% | 39.9 | Developing |
| 22 | Karnataka | 75.4% | 39.2 | Developing |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 74.4% | 35.9 | Developing |
| 24 | Odisha | 72.9% | 30.4 | Developing |
| 25 | Assam | 72.2% | 28.0 | Developing |
| 26 | Chhattisgarh | 70.3% | 21.2 | Developing |
| 27 | Madhya Pradesh | 69.3% | 17.8 | Developing |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 67.7% | 12.0 | Developing |
| 29 | Jammu & Kashmir(UT) | 67.2% | 10.1 | Developing |
| 30 | Andhra Pradesh | 67.0% | 9.6 | Developing |
| 31 | Telangana | 66.5% | 7.9 | Developing |
| 32 | Jharkhand | 66.4% | 7.5 | Developing |
| 33 | Rajasthan | 66.1% | 6.4 | Developing |
| 34 | Ladakh(UT) | 65.6% | 4.7 | Developing |
| 35 | Arunachal Pradesh | 65.4% | 3.8 | Developing |
| 36 | Bihar | 61.8% | 0.0 | Developing |