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Percentage of persons able to read and write short simple statements

333 series, each with its source estimate and downloads.

Source National Sample Survey, National Statistics Office, MoSPI (Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23, 79th round), as reprinted in MoSPI's Women and Men in India 2025 (table 3.4.2) Base as published Frequency cross-sectional Vintage 2026-10-09 Download CSV, JSON
333 series
Trend Data
Rural, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.6%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.8%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateRural77.8%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban94.2%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban86.2%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban90.3%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal88.3%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal74.8%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, All IndiaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal81.6%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural90.8%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural84.7%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateRural87.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban93.3%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban86.8%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateUrban90.1%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal91.9%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal85.7%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRural or urban, sex and stateTotal88.9%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural74.9%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural59.1%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural67.0%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban89.1%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban77.6%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban83.2%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal79.1%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal64.8%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Andhra PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal71.9%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural83.7%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural71.7%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateRural77.8%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban88.4%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban82.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateUrban85.8%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal84.5%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal73.6%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Arunachal PradeshRural or urban, sex and stateTotal79.2%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural90.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural83.7%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateRural87.2%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban96.1%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban94.0%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateUrban95.1%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal91.2%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal85.0%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, AssamRural or urban, sex and stateTotal88.1%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural83.8%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural67.0%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateRural75.8%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban91.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban81.3%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateUrban86.9%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal84.7%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal68.5%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, BiharRural or urban, sex and stateTotal77.0%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural94.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural90.5%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban100.0%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban89.6%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban94.9%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal99.6%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal89.4%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, ChandigarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal94.6%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.6%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural70.1%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateRural77.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban95.3%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban87.1%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateUrban91.2%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal87.5%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal73.3%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, ChhattisgarhRural or urban, sex and stateTotal80.4%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural86.8%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural69.9%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateRural78.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban97.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban86.7%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateUrban93.5%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal93.3%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal78.4%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuRural or urban, sex and stateTotal87.0%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural97.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural85.2%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateRural92.1%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban98.2%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban91.9%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateUrban95.4%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal98.2%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal91.7%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, DelhiRural or urban, sex and stateTotal95.3%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural95.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural89.5%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateRural92.5%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban97.5%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban92.2%2022-23—Series data
Urban, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateUrban95.0%2022-23—Series data
Total, Male, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal96.7%2022-23—Series data
Total, Female, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal91.1%2022-23—Series data
Total, Person, GoaRural or urban, sex and stateTotal94.1%2022-23—Series data
Rural, Male, GujaratRural or urban, sex and stateRural89.4%2022-23—Series data

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