- 2,06,96,778 persons (> 6 years of age) in the state are literate of which 89,95,049 are females and 1,17,01,729 are males.
- The total literacy rate of the state is 66.54%.
- The literacy rate among females and males respectively 57.99% and 75.04%.
- The literacy rate among the rural population is 57.30% whereas among the urban population this is 81.09%
