EFFECTIVE LITERACY RATES STATES / UTs BY GENDER

- Kerala ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 93.91 per cent, closely followed by Lakshadweep (92028 per cent ) and Miroram (91.58 per cent).
- Bihar with a literacy rate of 63.82 % ranks in the country preceded by Arunchal Pradesh (66.95%) and Rajasthan (67.06%).
- Among the major States, Maharashtra (82.91%) comes after Kerals, followed by Tamil Nadu. (80.33%).
- The States and Union Territories with literacy rates below the National average (77.04%) are Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, chhattigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odhisa, Arunchal Pradesh and Assam.