Literacy Database
Literacy rate of Assam (Chronological)
| Year |
Male (%) |
Female (%) |
Difference |
| 1951 |
28.01 |
7.58 |
20.43 |
| 1961 |
44.28 |
18.62 |
25.66 |
| 1971 |
43.72 |
22.76 |
20.97 |
| The 1981 Cencus couldnot be held occuring to disturbed condition prevailing in Assam. |
| 1991 |
61.87 |
43.03 |
18.74 |
| 2001 |
71.28 |
54.61 |
16.67 |
| 2011 |
78.81 |
67.27 |
16.54 |
Literacy Rate by sex for Districts of Assam
| Sl.No. |
District |
Literacy (%) |
Growth of Litaracy(%) |
| |
|
2011 |
2001 |
|
| 1 |
Kamrup Metropolitan |
88.66 |
83.21 |
15.82 |
| 2 |
Jorhat |
83.42 |
76.34 |
15.62 |
| 3 |
Sivasagar |
81.36 |
74.47 |
14.34 |
| 4 |
Cachar |
80.36 |
72.67 |
13.48 |
| 5 |
Nalbari |
79.89 |
69.38 |
12.54 |
| 6 |
Karimganj |
79.72 |
68.96 |
12.10 |
| 7 |
Dima Hasao |
78.99 |
68.59 |
12.05 |
| 8 |
Lakhimpur |
78.39 |
67.82 |
11.19 |
| 9 |
Golaghat |
78.31 |
67.73 |
11.17 |
| 10 |
Dibrugarh |
76.22 |
67.62 |
10.96 |
| 11 |
Hailakandi |
75.26 |
66.24 |
10.89 |
| 12 |
Nagaon |
73.78 |
64.48 |
10.84 |
| 13 |
Karbi Anglong |
73.52 |
61.73 |
10.64 |
| 14 |
Kamrup |
72.81 |
60.95 |
10.24 |
| 15 |
Tinsukia |
70.92 |
60.95 |
10.20 |
| 16 |
Baksa |
70.53 |
59.64 |
9.97 |
| 17 |
Bongaigaon |
70.44 |
59.57 |
9.80 |
| 18 |
Sonitpur |
69.96 |
59.07 |
9.49 |
| 19 |
Morigaon |
69.37 |
58.53 |
9.03 |
| 20 |
Dhemaji |
69.07 |
58.03 |
8.93 |
| 21 |
Goalpara |
68.67 |
57.70 |
7.29 |
| 22 |
Kokrajhar |
66.63 |
56.40 |
7.22 |
| 23 |
Udalguri |
66.60 |
56.00 |
7.09 |
| 24 |
Barpeta |
65.03 |
54.31 |
6.89 |
| 25 |
Chirang |
64.71 |
52.61 |
5.45 |
| 26 |
Darrang |
64.55 |
52.29 |
5.08 |
| 27 |
Dhubri |
59.36 |
48.17 |
4.59 |
