Tamil Nadu Literacy

1901

9.80

0.60

5.30

14.10

1.00

7.60

1911

10.60

1.10

5.90

17.10

1.50

9.20

1921

12.20

1.80

7.20

18.60

2.40

10.40

1931

15.60

2.90

9.50

20.00

2.90

11.30

1941

24.90

7.30

16.10

25.60

6.90

16.20

1951

27.16

8.86

18.33

31.70

10.10

20.80

1961

40.40

15.34

28.31

51.59

21.06

36.39

1971

45.95

21.97

34.45

59.54

30.92

45.40

1981

56.37

29.75

43.56

68.05

40.43

54.39

1991

64.13

39.29

52.21

73.05

51.33

62.66

2001

79.56

54.28

65.38

82.33

64.55

73.47

Note: Literacy rates for 1961 and 1971 to population aged five years and above. The rates for the years 1981 to 2001 relate to the population aged seven years and above

Source: Census of India 2001