TOP 10 Indian states ranked by literacy rate (1951-2016)शीर्ष 10 भारतीय राज्य साक्षरता दर क्रमबद्ध.

Literacy in India is a key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate is 74.04% (2011 census).Despite government programmes, India's literacy rate increased only "sluggishly".The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 decadal literacy growth of 9.2%, which is slower than the growth seen during the previous decade. An old analytical 1990 study estimated that it would take until 2060 for India to achieve universal literacy at then-current rate of progress.

There is a wide gender disparity in the literacy rate in India: effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) in 2011 were 82.14% for men and 65.46% for women.The low female literacy rate has a dramatically negative impact on family planning and population stabillisation efforts in India. Studies have indicated that female literacy is a strong predictor of the use of contraception among married Indian couples, even when women do not otherwise have economic independence.The census provided a positive indication that growth in female literacy rates (11.8%) was substantially faster than in male literacy rates (6.9%) in the 2001–2011 decadal period, which means the gender gap appears to be narrowing.

TOP 10 Indian states ranked by literacy rate (1951-2016)शीर्ष 10 भारतीय राज्य साक्षरता दर क्रमबद्ध.

1 Kerala 94.00
2 Lakshadweep 91.85
3 Mizoram 91.33
4 Goa 88.70
5 Tripura 87.22
6 Daman and Diu 87.10
7 Andaman and
Nicobar Islands 86.63
8 Delhi 86.21
9 Chandigarh 86.05
10 Puducherry 85.85