Number of literates aged 7 years and above (Number)
| 2011 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 114,397,555 |
| Maharashtra | 81,554,290 |
| West Bengal | 61,538,281 |
| Bihar | 52,504,553 |
| Tamil Nadu | 51,837,507 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 50,556,760 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 42,851,169 |
| Gujarat | 41,093,358 |
| Karnataka | 40,647,322 |
| Rajasthan | 38,275,282 |
| Kerala | 28,135,824 |
| Orissa | 26,742,595 |
| Telangana | 21,234,286 |
| Assam | 19,177,977 |
| Punjab | 18,707,137 |
| Jharkhand | 18,328,069 |
| Haryana | 16,598,988 |
| Chhattisgarh | 15,379,922 |
| NCT of Delhi | 12,737,767 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 7,067,233 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,880,953 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,039,736 |
| Tripura | 2,804,783 |
| Manipur | 1,908,476 |
| Meghalaya | 1,785,005 |
| Nagaland | 1,342,434 |
| Goa | 1,165,487 |
| Puducherry, India | 957,309 |
| Mizoram | 848,175 |
| Chandigarh, UT | 805,438 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 766,005 |
| Sikkim | 444,952 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 294,281 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 223,230 |
| Daman & Diu | 188,406 |
| Lakshadweep, India | 52,553 |