Tripura was the 12th most literate State in India with 73.19 per cent literacy and the second most literate State in the northeast region after Mizoram, where the literacy rate was 88.80 per cent. As per the provisional data for the 2011 census, literacy level is 91.58 per cent in Mizoram and 87.75 per cent in Tripura. The two northeastern states are only behind Kerala (93.91 percent), which continues to occupy the top position in the literacy chart. The national literacy rate is 74.04 percent. The Tripura success story is attributed to the involvement of local Government bodies, including gram panchayats, NGOs and clubs.