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Indian States and Union Territories by Literacy Rate

2011: Kerala ranks first at 94.0%. 35 entries; unit: percent.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (percent); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Indian States and Union Territories by Literacy Rate — 2011. Values in percent.
Rank	Entry	Value (percent)
1	Kerala	94.0%
2	Lakshadweep	92.0%
3	Mizoram	91.0%
4	Goa	89.0%
5	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	87.0%
6	Daman and Diu	87.0%
7	Tripura	87.0%
8	Chandigarh	86.0%
9	NCT of Delhi	86.0%
10	Puducherry	86.0%
11	Himachal Pradesh	83.0%
12	Maharashtra	82.0%
13	Sikkim	81.0%
14	Nagaland	80.0%
15	Tamil Nadu	80.0%
16	Uttarakhand	79.0%
17	Gujarat	78.0%
18	Manipur	77.0%
19	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	76.0%
20	Haryana	76.0%
21	Punjab	76.0%
22	West Bengal	76.0%
23	Karnataka	75.0%
24	Meghalaya	74.0%
25	Odisha	73.0%
26	Assam	72.0%
27	Chhattisgarh	70.0%
28	Madhya Pradesh	69.0%
29	Uttar Pradesh	68.0%
30	Andhra Pradesh	67.0%
31	Jammu and Kashmir	67.0%
32	Jharkhand	66.0%
33	Rajasthan	66.0%
34	Arunachal Pradesh	65.0%
35	Bihar	62.0%

Highlights

Within India, Kerala ranks first in 2011 with 94.0%, followed by Lakshadweep (92.0%) and Mizoram (91.0%).

Across 35 entries, values run from 94.0% (Kerala) to 62.0% (Bihar), with a median of 77.0%.

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 2011, State/District level, 2011. Unit: percent.

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 2011, State/District level · Government of India Census data; public statistical use · manually compiled Oct 22, 2026

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Historical data · 2011

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 2011, State/District level ↗
Reference period: 2011Dataset updated Oct 22, 2026. The badge reflects the reference year, not the update date.
Definition: Literate population divided by population aged 7 and above, calculated from Census of India 2011 totals.
Unit: percent
Coverage & value range: India · 35 listed entriesValues: 62.0% to 94.0%
Ranking direction: Highest value first (descending)#1 is the highest listed value, not necessarily the best outcome.

Source notes: AllRanks assistant verified on 2026-10-22 against the linked official Census 2011 workbook, Sheet1. Read all 35 state/UT-level “Total” rows (excluded India aggregate, rural/urban subtotals, and district rows); matched the State/UT labels and source columns and re-sorted descending. Derived rates are calculated only from the workbook columns as described. The Census 2011 administrative boundaries are retained; later state/UT reorganizations are not retrofitted.

Coverage describes this list, not necessarily the full population. Missing entries do not imply a value of zero. Collection & methodology →

Ranking

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Kerala

94.0%

Lakshadweep

92.0%

Mizoram

91.0%

Goa

89.0%

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

87.0%

Daman and Diu

87.0%

Tripura

87.0%

Chandigarh

86.0%

NCT of Delhi

86.0%

Puducherry

86.0%

Himachal Pradesh

83.0%

Maharashtra

82.0%

Sikkim

81.0%

Nagaland

80.0%

Tamil Nadu

80.0%

Uttarakhand

79.0%

Gujarat

78.0%

Manipur

77.0%

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

76.0%

Haryana

76.0%

Punjab

76.0%

West Bengal

76.0%

Karnataka

75.0%

Meghalaya

74.0%

Odisha

73.0%

Assam

72.0%

Chhattisgarh

70.0%

Madhya Pradesh

69.0%

Uttar Pradesh

68.0%

Andhra Pradesh

67.0%

Jammu and Kashmir

67.0%

Jharkhand

66.0%

Rajasthan

66.0%

Arunachal Pradesh

65.0%

Bihar

62.0%

Highlights

Within India, Kerala ranks first in 2011 with 94.0%, followed by Lakshadweep (92.0%) and Mizoram (91.0%).

Across 35 entries, values run from 94.0% (Kerala) to 62.0% (Bihar), with a median of 77.0%.

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract (PCA), 2011, State/District level, 2011. Unit: percent.