Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Mizoram Becomes First Fully Literate State in India
Great news!
Mizoram has become the first place in India where almost everyone can read and write.
The Chief Minister announced this, saying the state has a 98.2% literacy rate.
This is a big jump from before!
It's like the whole state worked together to achieve this goal.
Now, Mizoram is showing the rest of the country how it's done, while India's overall literacy rate is also going up!
Mizoram is now India's first fully literate state.
The state's literacy rate is 98.2%.
Chief Minister Lalduhoma made the announcement on May 21st.
The state's literacy rate was 91.33% in the 2011 Census.
India's literacy rate has grown from 14% to 80.9%.
- Who
- Chief Minister Lalduhoma
- What
- Mizoram declared fully literate state
- When
- May 21
- Where
- Mizoram
- Why
- Achieved a literacy rate of 98.2%
- State Declared
- Mizoram
- Declaration Date
- May 21
- Announcement by
- Chief Minister Lalduhoma
- Current Literacy Rate
- 98.2%
- 2011 Literacy Rate
- 91.33%
- India's Literacy Rate
- 80.9% (2023-24)