| Literacy Rate % 1951 | Literacy Rate % 1961 | Literacy Rate % 1971 | Literacy Rate % 1981 | Literacy Rate % 1991 | Literacy Rate % 2001 | Literacy Rate % 2011 (P) | |||||||||||||||
| District | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
| Barmer | 11.26 | 0.68 | 6.34 | 12.53 | 1.62 | 7.46 | 16.65 | 3.4 | 10.58 | 20.04 | 4.71 | 12.29 | 36.56 | 7.68 | 22.98 | 73.64 | 43.91 | 59.65 | 72.32 | 41.03 | 57.49 |
| Bikaner | 17.39 | 4.55 | 11.2 | 32.94 | 11.46 | 23.19 | 35 | 15.63 | 25.82 | 37.66 | 17.57 | 28.2 | 54.63 | 27.03 | 41.73 | 70.78 | 42.55 | 57.54 | 76.9 | 53.77 | 65.92 |
| Churu | 15.52 | 4.65 | 10.26 | 27.47 | 8.2 | 18.14 | 28.74 | 8.62 | 18.95 | 33.34 | 9.81 | 21.86 | 51.3 | 17.32 | 34.78 | 79.52 | 53.87 | 66.97 | 79.95 | 54.25 | 67.46 |
| Ganganagar | 13.41 | 2.66 | 8.52 | 25.4 | 6.64 | 16.82 | 29.07 | 10.03 | 20.19 | 36.41 | 14.16 | 26.03 | 56.98 | 30.07 | 44.55 | 75.49 | 52.69 | 64.84 | 79.33 | 60.07 | 70.25 |
| Jalor | 7.14 | 0.76 | 4.1 | 13.57 | 1.84 | 7.95 | 16.52 | 3.27 | 10.13 | 22.43 | 4.43 | 13.7 | 38.97 | 7.75 | 23.76 | 65.1 | 27.53 | 46.51 | 71.83 | 38.73 | 55.58 |
| Jaisalmer | 6.74 | 0.93 | 4.13 | 13.04 | 1.96 | 8.11 | 21.07 | 3.94 | 13.41 | 24.35 | 5.24 | 15.8 | 44.99 | 11.28 | 30.05 | 66.89 | 32.25 | 51.4 | 73.09 | 40.23 | 58.04 |
| Jodhpur | 19.46 | 5.07 | 12.65 | 26.95 | 9.13 | 18.57 | 30.49 | 11.26 | 21.38 | 37.71 | 14.47 | 26.64 | 56.74 | 22.58 | 40.69 | 73.86 | 39.18 | 57.38 | 80.46 | 52.57 | 67.09 |
| Nagaur | 10.39 | 1.92 | 6.3 | 21.14 | 4.92 | 13.26 | 23.89 | 5.76 | 15.09 | 31.13 | 7.11 | 19.38 | 49.35 | 13.29 | 31.8 | 75.33 | 40.45 | 58.26 | 78.9 | 48.63 | 64.08 |
| Pali | 10.75 | 2.11 | 6.55 | 21.88 | 4.92 | 13.65 | 26.91 | 6.97 | 17.2 | 34.21 | 8.82 | 21.87 | 54.42 | 16.97 | 35.96 | 73.06 | 36.7 | 54.92 | 78.16 | 48.35 | 63.23 |
| Sikar | 13.56 | 2.08 | 7.9 | 26.3 | 4.72 | 15.71 | 32.15 | 6.57 | 19.61 | 41.16 | 9.08 | 25.43 | 64.13 | 19.88 | 42.49 | 85.2 | 56.7 | 71.19 | 86.66 | 58.76 | 72.98 |
| Jhunjhunu | 17.59 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 31.16 | 5.51 | 18.71 | 37.25 | 8.17 | 23.25 | 45.07 | 11.4 | 28.61 | 68.32 | 25.54 | 47.6 | 86.61 | 60.1 | 73.61 | 87.88 | 61.15 | 74.72 |
| Hanumangadh | 53.31 | 22.22 | 38.67 | 77.41 | 52.71 | 65.72 | 78.82 | 56.91 | 68.37 | ||||||||||||