As per 2011 census Kerala has the highest Literacy rate(93.91 %) in India and Bihar has the worst Literacy rate( 63.82 %).
Among Union Territories, Lakshadweep has the highest Literacy rate (91.28 %), whereas Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the lowest Literacy rate( 77.65 %) .
| States | Literacy rate( %) |
| Kerala | 93.91 |
| Lakshadweep | 91.28 |
| Mizoram | 91.58 |
| Tripura | 87.75 |
| Goa | 87.40 |
| Daman and Diu | 87.07 |
| Puducherry | 86.55 |
| Chandigarh | 86.43 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 86.27 |
| Delhi | 86.34 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 83.78 |
| Maharashtra | 82.91 |
| Sikkim | 82.20 |
| Tamil Nadu | 80.33 |
| Nagaland | 80.11 |
| Manipur | 79.85 |
| Uttarakhand | 79.63 |
| Gujarat | 79.31 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 77.65 |
| West Bengal | 77.08 |
| Punjab | 76.68 |
| Haryana | 76.64 |
| Karnataka | 75.60 |
| Meghalaya | 75.48 |
| Odisha | 73.45 |
| Assam | 73.18 |
| Chhattisgarh | 71.04 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 70.63 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 69.72 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 68.74 |
| Jharkhand | 67.63 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 67.35 |
| Rajasthan | 67.06 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 66.95 |
| Telangana | 66.5 |
| Bihar | 63.82 |
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