| Target | 4.6 - By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy |
| Indicator Number | 4.6.1 |
| Description | Adult Literacy Rate (Literacy rate of Adults in the age group of 15 and above) |
| Indicator Type | National Specific |
| Department | Director of Non-Formal and Adult Education |
| Indicator Info | None |
| Unit of Measure | Percentage |
| S. No | District Name | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Target Year | Target Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariyalur | - | - | - | - | 95.13 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 2 | Ariyalur | 95.13 | 95.13 | 95.13 | 95.13 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 3 | Chennai | - | - | - | - | 96.65 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 4 | Chennai | 96.65 | 96.65 | 96.65 | 96.65 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 5 | Coimbatore | - | - | - | - | 97.42 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 6 | Coimbatore | 97.42 | 97.42 | 97.42 | 97.42 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 7 | Cuddalore | - | - | - | - | 95.9 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 8 | Cuddalore | 95.9 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 95.9 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 9 | Dharmapuri | - | - | - | - | 93.7 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 10 | Dharmapuri | 93.7 | 93.7 | 93.7 | 93.7 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 11 | Dindigul | - | 95.74 | - | - | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS |
| 12 | Dindigul | - | - | - | - | 95.74 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 13 | Dindigul | 95.74 | - | 95.74 | 95.74 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 14 | Erode | - | 95.01 | - | - | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS |
| 15 | Erode | - | - | - | - | 95.01 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 16 | Erode | 95.01 | - | 95.01 | 95.01 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 17 | Kancheepuram | - | - | - | - | 96.67 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 18 | Kancheepuram | 96.67 | 96.67 | 96.67 | 96.67 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 19 | Kanyakumari | - | - | - | - | 98.96 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 20 | Kanyakumari | 98.96 | 98.96 | 98.96 | 98.96 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 21 | Karur | - | - | - | - | 95.92 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 22 | Karur | 95.92 | 95.92 | 95.92 | 95.92 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 23 | Krishnagiri | - | - | - | - | 92.67 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 24 | Krishnagiri | 92.67 | 92.67 | 92.67 | 92.67 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 25 | Madurai | - | - | - | - | 96.66 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 26 | Madurai | 96.66 | 96.66 | 96.66 | 96.66 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 27 | Nagapattinam | - | - | - | - | 97.73 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 28 | Nagapattinam | 97.73 | 97.73 | 97.73 | 97.73 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 29 | Namakkal | - | - | - | - | 96.05 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 30 | Namakkal | 96.05 | 96.05 | 96.05 | 96.05 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 31 | Nilgiris | - | - | - | - | 97.26 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 32 | Nilgiris | 97.26 | 97.26 | 97.26 | 97.26 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 33 | Perambalur | - | - | - | - | 96.16 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 34 | Perambalur | 96.16 | 96.16 | 96.16 | 96.16 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 35 | Pudukkottai | - | - | - | - | 97.02 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 36 | Pudukkottai | 97.42 | 97.02 | 97.02 | 97.02 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 37 | Ramanathapuram | - | - | - | - | 97.42 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 38 | Ramanathapuram | 97.42 | 97.42 | 97.42 | 97.42 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 39 | Salem | - | - | - | - | 93.77 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 40 | Salem | 93.77 | 93.77 | 93.77 | 93.77 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 41 | Sivagangai | - | - | - | - | 97.38 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 42 | Sivagangai | 97.38 | 97.38 | 97.38 | 97.38 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 43 | Thanjavur | - | - | - | - | 97.45 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 44 | Thanjavur | 97.45 | 97.45 | 97.45 | 97.45 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 45 | Theni | - | - | - | - | 96.19 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 46 | Theni | 96.19 | 96.19 | 96.19 | 96.19 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 47 | Thiruchirappalli | - | - | - | - | 97.48 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 48 | Thiruchirappalli | 97.48 | 97.48 | 97.48 | 97.48 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 49 | Thiruvarur | - | - | - | - | 97.58 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 50 | Thiruvarur | 97.58 | 97.58 | 97.58 | 97.58 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 51 | Thoothukudi | - | - | - | - | 97.78 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 52 | Thoothukudi | 97.78 | 97.78 | 97.78 | 97.78 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 53 | Tirunelveli | - | - | - | - | 97.43 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 54 | Tirunelveli | 97.43 | 97.43 | 97.43 | 97.43 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 55 | Tiruppur | - | - | - | - | 96.79 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 56 | Tiruppur | 96.79 | 96.79 | 96.79 | 96.79 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 57 | Tiruvallur | - | - | - | - | 96.17 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 58 | Tiruvallur | 96.17 | 96.17 | 96.17 | 96.17 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 59 | Tiruvannamalai | - | - | - | - | 94.37 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 60 | Tiruvannamalai | 94.37 | 94.37 | 94.37 | 94.37 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 61 | Vellore | - | - | - | - | 95.49 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 62 | Vellore | 95.49 | 95.49 | 95.49 | 95.49 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 63 | Villupuram | - | - | - | 92.6 | - | 2030 | 99 | Adult and Non-Formal Education Department |
| 64 | Villupuram | - | - | - | - | - | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 65 | Villupuram | 92.6 | 92.6 | 92.6 | - | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |
| 66 | Villupuram | - | - | - | - | 92.6 | 2030 | 99 | Cesus 2011 |
| 67 | Virudhunagar | - | - | - | - | 96.25 | 2030 | 99 | Census 2011 |
| 68 | Virudhunagar | 96.25 | 96.25 | 96.25 | 96.25 | - | 2030 | 99 | CENSUS 2011 |