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Kerala

What changed before and after 2014?

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KeralaA Neolithic dolmen at MarayurWestern Ghats at WayanadAnamudi, the highest peak in the state.
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Real GSDP growth

6.2%

2024–25, constant 2011-12 prices

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

GSDP, current prices

₹12.5 lakh cr

2024–25

Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (from NSO/MoSPI)

Economy

GSDP (current prices)

Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (from NSO/MoSPI)

₹12.5 lakh cr

2025

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
YearValue
2014–15₹5.1 lakh cr
2015–16₹5.6 lakh cr
2016–17₹6.3 lakh cr
2017–18₹7.0 lakh cr
2018–19₹7.9 lakh cr
2019–20₹8.1 lakh cr
2020–21₹7.7 lakh cr
2021–22₹9.2 lakh cr
2022–23₹10.4 lakh cr
2023–24₹11.4 lakh cr
2024–25₹12.5 lakh cr
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see GDP.

Education

Women's literacy

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

97.4%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)93%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)97.9%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)97.4%
WorsenedSource

Primary school attendance

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

88.3%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)73.1%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)94.4%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)88.3%
WorsenedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see Primary enrollment.

Sanitation

Improved sanitation

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

99.1%

2020

2013201419931999200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)62.6%
NFHS-2 (1998–99)17.9%
NFHS-3 (2005–06)95.3%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)99%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)99.1%
ImprovedSource

Open defecation

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

0.3%

2020

2013201419931999200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)29.1%
NFHS-2 (1998–99)14.8%
NFHS-3 (2005–06)3.8%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)0.8%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)0.3%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see Basic sanitation.

Tap Water

Rural tap water (JJM)

Ministry of Jal Shakti / data.gov.in

55.1%

2026

2019202420252026
YearValue
15 Aug 201923.5%
31 Jan 202451.8%
10 Feb 202554.3%
18 Jul 202655.1%
ImprovedSource

Piped water into dwelling

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

19.6%

2020

201320141993200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)10%
NFHS-3 (2005–06)7.5%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)14.2%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)19.6%
ImprovedSource

Improved water

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

96.5%

2024

20132014199319992006201520202024
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)21%
NFHS-2 (1998–99)21.2%
NFHS-3 (2005–06)69.2%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)94.7%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)94.9%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)96.5%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see Basic drinking water.

Roads

National highway length

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / data.gov.in

1,782 km

2022

20132014200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201920212022
YearValue
20041,440 km
20051,440 km
20061,440 km
20071,440 km
20081,457 km
20091,457 km
20101,457 km
20111,457 km
20121,457 km
201320131,457 km
201420141,700 km
20151,811 km
20191,782 km
31 Mar 20211,782 km
31 Dec 20221,782 km
ImprovedSource

PMGSY rural roads

Ministry of Rural Development / data.gov.in

4,836 km

2026

20172026
YearValue
31 Mar 20173,798 km
16 Jul 20264,836 km
ImprovedSource

Electricity

Household electricity

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

99.7%

2024

20132014199319992006201520202024
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)60.3%
NFHS-2 (1998–99)71.8%
NFHS-3 (2005–06)91%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)99.2%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)99.5%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)99.7%
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see Electricity access.

Healthcare

Infant mortality

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

5 / 1,000

2020

2013201419931999200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-1 (1992–93)31 / 1,000
NFHS-2 (1998–99)21 / 1,000
NFHS-3 (2005–06)18 / 1,000
NFHS-4 (2015–16)7 / 1,000
NFHS-5 (2019–21)5 / 1,000
ImprovedSource

India (national, not Kerala): see Infant mortality.

Housing

Finished floors

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

87.7%

2020

20132014200620152020
YearValue
NFHS-3 (2005–06)79.6%
NFHS-4 (2015–16)81.7%
NFHS-5 (2019–21)87.7%
ImprovedSource

Banking

Women with a bank account

NFHS / The DHS Program (IIPS)

91.7%

2024

20202024
YearValue
NFHS-5 (2019–21)78.5%
NFHS-6 (2023–24)91.7%
ImprovedSource
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