Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country with 96.2 per cent literacy, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent, showed a report based on National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.
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The report 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.
According to the study, after Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 %, followed by Uttarkhand’s 87.6 %, Himachal Pradesh’s 86.6 % and Assam’s at 85.9 %.
On the other hand, Rajasthan is the second-worst performer 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 %.
The study has pegged the overall literacy rate in the country at about 77.7 %. In rural areas, the literacy rate is 73.5 % compared to 87.7 % in urban areas of the country.
At all-India level, the male literacy rate is higher at 84.7 % compared to 70.3 % among women. The male literacy rate is higher than the female literacy rate among all states.
The report also revealed that nearly 4 % of rural households and 23 % of urban household possessed computers.
