In literacy Kanyakumari district stands first among other
districts of the state. The literacy rate is 82.063 as per 1991 census.
Percentage of literacy among males is 85.7 while females is 78.39. Dincation
Instritutions by categary and number available in the districts are
as follows:
|
No.
of Institutions
|
|
Government
|
Private.
|
|
Collages ( Arts and Scrience ) |
-
|
12
Aided
|
|
|
4
Unaided
|
| Collage
of Education |
-
|
1
Aided
|
|
1
|
1
Aided
|
|
|
6
Self finance
|
| Professional
collages |
-
|
3
|
| Higher
secondary school |
41
|
67
|
| High
school |
72
|
54
|
| Middle
school |
103
|
44
|
| Primary
school |
201
|
115
|
| Teacher
training school |
1
|
3
|
