Statement 1: Literacy rate is the ability to read or write.
Statement 2: Rajasthan has a high illiteracy rate than Kerala.

Both Statements are correct

Literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 7 and above who can read and write with understanding.So statement 1 is correct.

Statement 2 states that Rajasthan has a high illiteracy rate than Kerala- This is also correct. Kerala has almost zero illiteracy that is it has almost universal literacy. However, Rajasthan has Sabout 66 % literacy as per census of 2011.