With 96.2 percent literacy rate, Kerala became India’s most literate state, according to the latest figures released by the National Statistical Office. Delhi came in second with 89 percent literacy rate. Uttarakhand with 87.6 percent and Assam with 85.9 percent are placed in third and fourth positions in the list. Earlier, south Indian states had topped as the most literate states. But the latest figures show a different story. Andhra Pradesh marked the worst literacy rate of 66.4 percent. Bihar with 70.9 percent, Telangana 72.8 percent and Karnataka 77.2 percent are the other states which marked low literacy rate compared to Kerala and Delhi.