Understanding India's Literacy Challenges: Top 10 Districts with the Lowest Literacy Rates
| Top-10 Districts with the Lowest Literacy Rate in 2024 | |||||
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| Rank | District | State | Average Literacy Rate (%) | Male Literacy Rate (%) | Female Literacy Rate (%) |
| 1. | Alirajpur | Madhya Pradesh | 36.10 | 42.02 | 30.29 |
| 2. | Bijapur | Chhattisgarh | 40.86 | 50.46 | 31.11 |
| 3. | Dantewada | Chhattisgarh | 42.12 | 51.96 | 32.54 |
| 4. | Jhabua | Madhya Pradesh | 43.30 | 52.85 | 33.77 |
| 5. | Nabarangapur | Orissa | 46.43 | 57.31 | 35.80 |
| 6. | Shrawasti | Uttar Pradesh | 46.74 | 57.16 | 34.78 |
| 7. | Malkangiri | Orissa | 48.54 | 59.07 | 38.28 |
| 8. | Narayanpur | Chhattisgarh | 48.62 | 57.31 | 39.88 |
| 9. | Kurung Kumey | Arunachal Pradesh | 48.75 | 55.12 | 42.64 |
| 10. | Pakur | Jharkhand | 48.82 | 57.06 | 40.52 |