September 8 is celebrated as International Literacy Day. National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report on the literacy rate of States.
- Kerala: 96.2%
- Delhi: 88.7%
- Uttarakhand: 87.6%
- Himachal Pradesh: 86.6%
- Assam:85.9%
- Maharashtra:84.8%
- Punjab: 83.7%
- Tamilnadu: 82.9%
- Gujrat: 82.4%
- West Bengal:80.5%
- Haryana: 80.4%
- Odisha: 77.3%
- Jammu&kashmir: 77.3%
- Chhatisgarh: 77.3%
- Karnataka: 77.2%
- Jharkhand: 74.35
- Madhya Pradesh:73.7%
- Uttar Pradesh:73%
- Telangana: 72.8%
- Bihar:70.9%
- Rajasthan: 69.7%
- Andhra Pradesh: 66.45