Indian states ranking by literacy rate Timeline by Census Summary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; literacy rates as % of population

| State_ | Literacy_Rate_2013_Estimate_ | Literacy_Rate_2001_Census | Literacy_Rate_2011_Census | _Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 95.5 | 92.19 | 93.91 | 3.04% |
| Mizoram | 93.4 | 88.8 | 91.6 | 2.80% |
| Tripura | 91.5 | 73.19 | 87.8 | 14.61% |
| Goa | 90.5 | 87.4 | 87.4 | 0.00% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 86.5 | 76.48 | 83.8 | 7.32% |
| Nagaland | 85.9 | 76.88 | 82.9 | 6.02% |
| Sikkim | 86.2 | 68.81 | 82.2 | 13.39% |
| Tamil Nadu | 83.0 | 73.45 | 80.3 | 6.85% |
| Maharashtra | 83.2 | 66.59 | 80.1 | 13.52% |
| Punjab | 83.1 | 69.65 | 79.9 | 10.25% |
| Manipur | 83.8 | 63.74 | 79.8 | 16.06% |
| Uttarakhand | 82.5 | 71.62 | 79.6 | 7.98% |
| Gujarat | 82.2 | 69.14 | 79.3 | 10.16% |
| West Bengal | 80.2 | 68.64 | 77.1 | 8.46% |
| Haryana | 79.7 | 67.91 | 76.6 | 8.69% |
| Karnataka | 78.6 | 66.64 | 75.6 | 8.96% |
| Meghalaya | 79.5 | 62.56 | 75.5 | 12.94% |
| India | 77.3 | 64.84 | 74.04 | 9.2% |
| Odisha | 76.8 | 55.08 | 73.45 | 10.42% |