Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and Delhi have excelled in the 2024-25 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT), showcasing high success rates in adult literacy and education. While the national average certification rate stands at 19.4%, skewed by pending data, these states demonstrated exceptional performance.
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