On International Women's Day, we are sharing a list of the Indian states with the highest female literacy rates according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
The female literacy rate of the South Indian state of Kerala is 92.1
The literacy rate of women in Mizoram is 89.3
Western India's Goa has a female literacy rate of 84.7
The literacy rate of women in Tripura is 82.7
The literacy rate of women in the north-eastern region of Nagaland is 76.1
The women's literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra is 75.9
Northeast India's Sikkim has a female literacy rate of 75.6
The South Indian state of Tamil Nadu has a female literacy rate of 73.4.
The women's literacy rate in Meghalaya is 72.9
The literacy rate of women in Punjab is 70.7