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State Literacy (%)
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1. Kerala 90
2. Mizoram 82
3. Goa 76
4. Maharashtra 65
5. Himachal Pradesh 64
6. Nagaland 62
7. Gujarat 61
8. Tripura 60
9. Manipur 60
10. Punjab 59
11. West Bengal 58
12. Sikkim 57
13. Karnataka 56
14. Haryana 56
15. Tamil Nadu 55
16. Assam 53
17. Orissa 49
18. Meghalaya 49
19. Madhya Pradesh 44
20. Andhra Pradhesh 44
21. Uttar Pradesh 42
22. Arunachal Pradesh 42
23. Rajasthan 39
24. Bihar 39
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Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bombay
Last updated: May 1995.