Tamilnadu Literacy Rate reached an All New High, touched 80 Per Cent Mark

Tamilnadu over the lat one decade witnessed a hike of 7 per cent in its overall literacy rate. The state touched an all new high literacy rate of 80.33 per cent.

The nationwide literacy rate, after the census of 2011 emerged to be 74.04 per cent - with 82.14 for males and 65.46 for females.

Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu witnessed the highest literacy rate of 92.14 per cent while Dharmapuri district reported the lowest at 64.71 per cent.

The male literacy rate in the state stood at 86.81 per cent while the female literacy rate was 73.86 per cent. The literacy rates for men in 2001 were 82.42 per cent while for the female it was 64.43 per cent.

The Census reported 16 districts with literacy rates above than the State average. 16 districts reported literacy rate below the State average.

Among the major States only Kerala with literacy rate of 93.91 per cent and Maharashtra with literacy rate of 82.91 per cent are ahead of Tamilnadu.