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Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand top literacy chart; know where your state stands

Rajasthan is the second worst performer with literacy rate at 69.7 per cent, followed by Bihar at 70.9 per cent

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According to the study, after Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 per cent, followed by Uttarakhand's 87.6 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock

Press Trust of India New Delhi
\With 96.2 per cent literacy, Kerala has once again emerged as the most literate state in the country, while Andhra Pradesh featured at the bottom with a rate of 66.4 per cent, showed a report based on National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.

The report on 'Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey - from July 2017 to June 2018' provides for state-wise detail of literacy rate among the persons aged seven years and above.

According to the study, after Kerala, Delhi has the best literacy rate at 88.7 per cent, followed by