The correct answer is: A. 10th
Himachal Pradesh has a literacy rate of 87.8%, which is the 10th highest in India. The state has been consistently ranked among the top 10 states in terms of literacy rate for many years.
The following are the top 10 states in India in terms of literacy rate:
- Kerala (96.2%)
- Lakshadweep (92.2%)
- Mizoram (91.5%)
- Puducherry (89.3%)
- Tamil Nadu (80.09%)
- Goa (87.4%)
- Himachal Pradesh (87.8%)
- Uttarakhand (87.6%)
- Sikkim (87.1%)
- Haryana (87.0%)
The following are the bottom 10 states in India in terms of literacy rate:
- Bihar (61.8%)
- Jharkhand (67.6%)
- Uttar Pradesh (73.8%)
- Madhya Pradesh (73.2%)
- Rajasthan (73.0%)
- Chhattisgarh (70.3%)
- Odisha (72.8%)
- Assam (72.5%)
- West Bengal (77.0%)
- Andhra Pradesh (72.8%)
The literacy rate in India is 74.04%, which is the 127th highest in the world. The state with the highest literacy rate in India is Kerala, with a literacy rate of 96.2%. The state with the lowest literacy rate in India is Bihar, with a literacy rate of 61.8%.