|கல்வியறிவு = 9493.5991<ref name="lit">{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/knowkerala/profile.htm |title=Literacy - officialwebsite of Govt of Kerala |accessdate= 2010-05-25}} ''The state ranks first in the country with a literacy rate of 94.59% ([[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|1st]]) The breakup shows 94.2 for males and 87.86 for females.''</ref><ref name="nfhsindia.org">{{cite web|url=http://mohfw.nic.in/factsheets%20pdf/KE.pdf|title=kerala front_ final printing 7Nov06.indd |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref>