Table 10: Literacy Rates for Indian States (%)
	Level						Growth
	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	1981-2001
Jammu & Kashmir		12.95	21.71	30.64		55.52	81.2
Himachal Pradesh					63.86	76.48	39.52
Punjab			34.12	43.37	58.51	69.65	60.59
Chandigarh			70.43	74.8	77.81	81.94	9.55
Uttarakhand	18.93	18.05	33.26	46.06	57.75	71.62	55.49
Haryana			25.71	37.13	55.85	67.91	82.9
Delhi		61.95	65.08	71.94	75.29	81.67	13.53
Rajasthan	8.5	18.12	22.57	30.11	38.55	60.41	100.63
Uttar Pradesh	12.02	20.87	23.99	32.65	40.71	56.27	72.34
Bihar	13.49	21.95	23.17	32.32	37.49	47	45.42
Sikkim			17.74	34.05	56.94	68.81	102.09
Arunachal Pradesh		7.13	11.29	25.55	41.59	54.34	112.68
Nagaland	10.52	21.95	33.78	50.28	61.65	66.59	32.44
Manipur	12.57	36.04	38.47	49.66	59.89	70.53	42.03
Mizoram	31.14	44.01	53.8	59.88	82.26	88.8	48.3
Tripura		20.24	30.98	50.1	60.44	73.19	46.09
Meghalaya		26.92	29.49	42.05	49.1	62.56	48.78
Assam	18.53	32.95	33.94		52.89	63.25	39.18
West Bengal	24.61	34.46	38.86	48.65	57.7	68.64	41.09
Jharkhand	12.93	21.14	23.87	35.03	41.39	53.56	52.9
Orissa	15.8	21.66	26.18	33.62	49.09	63.08	87.63
Chhattisgarh	9.41	18.14	24.08	32.63	42.91	64.66	98.16
Madhya Pradesh	13.16	21.41	27.27	38.63	44.67	63.74	65
Gujarat	21.82	31.47	36.95	44.92	61.29	69.14	53.92
Daman & Diu					71.2	78.18	19.61
Dadra & Nagar Haveli			18.13	32.9	40.71	57.63	75.17
Maharashtra	27.91	35.08	45.77	57.24	64.87	76.88	34.31
Andhra Pradesh		21.19	24.57	35.66	44.08	60.47	69.57
Karnataka		29.8	36.83	46.21	56.04	66.64	44.21
Goa	23.48	35.41	51.96	65.71	75.51	82.01	24.81
Lakshadweep	15.23	27.15	51.76	68.42	81.78	86.66	26.66
Kerala	47.18	55.08	69.75	78.85	89.81	90.86	15.23
Tamil Nadu		36.39	45.4	54.39	62.66	73.45	35.04
Pondicherry		43.65	53.38	65.14	74.74	81.24	24.72
Andaman & Nicobar	30.3	40.07	51.15	63.19	73.02	81.3	28.66
INDIA	18.33	28.3	34.45	43.57	52.21	64.84	48.82
Source: Economic Survey of India, 2007-08 (Table 9.4)