Tamil Nadu Governance Desk
Data Lab
Tamil Nadu in numbers — education and demographics. Sources are listed with each chart.
Learning Levels: Tamil Nadu vs. Southern & Major States
ASER 2024 — foundation literacy comparison across states.
Source: ASER 2024 Report, Rural India
In this comparison, Tamil Nadu is below Kerala and the all-India figures at Std III and Std V.
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| State | Std III | Std V | Std VIII |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 12% | 35.6% | 62.2% |
| Kerala | 44.4% | 58.2% | 82% |
| Karnataka | 15.9% | 34% | 62.1% |
| Andhra | 14.7% | 37.5% | 53% |
| Himachal | 49.7% | 70.1% | 87.7% |
| All India | 27% | 48.8% | 71.1% |
Note: This is an expanding data lab. Sources are identified for each chart and dataset.