According to the Census 2011, the district with the highest literacy rate in U.P. is -

Among the districts, Ghaziabad has recorded the highest literacy rate (85.00 percent) during Census 2011 followed by Gautam Buddha Nagar (82.20 percent), Kanpur Nagar (81.31 percent), Auraiya (80.25 percent), Etawah (79.99 percent), Lucknow (79.33 percent), Mainpuri (78.26 percent), Kanpur Dehat (77.52 percent).