National Literacy Pegged at 77.7 Percent, Kerala Tops Charts Again
Delhi follows Kerala with 88.7%, followed by Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh at 87.6% and 88.6%.
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With 96.2 percent, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in India based on a report by the National Statistical Office (NSO). Andhra Pradesh has come last, with only 66.4 percent literacy.
The NSO on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of ‘75th round of National Sample Survey – from July 2017 to June 2018’ provides for state-wise detail of literacy rate among the persons aged seven years and above.
National Literacy Rate Pegged at 77.7 Percent
A sample of 49,238 urban households from 6,188 blocks and 64,519 rural households from 8,097 villages was surveyed all over India.
Delhi follows Kerala with 88.7%, followed by Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh at 87.6% and 88.6%. Assam follows fifth with 85.9%.
Rajasthan was listed second last on the literacy ladder with a literacy rate at 69.7%, followed by Bihar at 70.9%, Telangana at 72.8%, Uttar Pradesh at 73% and Madhya Pradesh at 73.7%.
Male Literacy Higher than Female Literacy in All States
According to the report, the male literacy rate is higher at 84.7% compared to 70.3% among women nationally.
In Kerala, the male literacy rate is 97.4% compared to 95.2% among females. Similarly, the male literacy rate in Delhi stood a 93.7% higher than 82.4% among females.
In Andhra Pradesh, the male literacy rate is 73.4%, higher than 59.5% among females (of the age of seven year or above).
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