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                      LITERACY RATE IN INDIA

According to the Census of 2011, "every person above the age of 7 years who can read and write with understanding in any language is said to be literate". According to this criterion, the 2011 survey holds the National Literacy Rate to be around 74.07%. The youth literacy rate, measured within the age group of 15 to 24, is 81.1% (84.4% among males and 74.4% among females),while 86% of boys and 72% of girls are literate in the 10-19 age group.
Within the Indian states, kerala has shown the highest literacy rates of 94.65% whereas Bihar averaged 63.8% literacy. The 2001 statistics also indicated that the total number of 'absolute non-literates' in the country was 304 million. 

2011 CENSUS
Tamil Nadu  -80.33% -rank no:14
Kerala          -93.91% -rank no: 1