| Tehsil Name | Total Population | 1 = No. of Illiterates | % 1 = Illiterates | 2 = No. of Literates but below primary | % 2 = Literates but below primary | 3 = No. of Primary | % 3 = Primary | 4 = No. of Middle | % 4 = Middle | 5 = No. of Secondary | % 5 = Secondary | 6 = No. of Higher Secondary | % 6 = Higher Secondary | 7 = No. of Graduate or Higher | % 7 = Graduate or Higher | 8 = No. of Other (Specify) | % 8 = Other (Specify) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India | 886692406 | 316795697 | 35.73% | 123835207 | 13.97% | 157572788 | 17.77% | 119909955 | 13.52% | 85021861 | 9.59% | 48018733 | 5.42% | 30589123 | 3.45% | 4744685 | 0.54% |
| State Total | 16864339 | 5372292 | 31.86% | 1664615 | 9.87% | 2918580 | 17.31% | 2323743 | 13.78% | 2522688 | 14.96% | 1442005 | 8.55% | 509388 | 3.02% | 111026 | 0.66% |
| District Total | 1128242 | 421922 | 37.4% | 115191 | 10.21% | 179913 | 15.95% | 139981 | 12.41% | 149931 | 13.29% | 85382 | 7.57% | 29832 | 2.64% | 6090 | 0.54% |
| Malerkotla (001) | 260257 | 77266 | 29.69% | 24614 | 9.46% | 46537 | 17.88% | 36020 | 13.84% | 40883 | 15.71% | 24116 | 9.27% | 9072 | 3.49% | 1749 | 0.67% |
| Dhuri (002) | 203419 | 65147 | 32.03% | 22875 | 11.25% | 33440 | 16.44% | 25329 | 12.45% | 32436 | 15.95% | 17140 | 8.43% | 5951 | 2.93% | 1101 | 0.54% |
| Sangrur (003) | 222440 | 81893 | 36.82% | 21629 | 9.72% | 36167 | 16.26% | 28693 | 12.9% | 28825 | 12.96% | 17027 | 7.65% | 6711 | 3.02% | 1495 | 0.67% |
| Sunam (004) | 233902 | 104366 | 44.62% | 20975 | 8.97% | 33373 | 14.27% | 27650 | 11.82% | 27304 | 11.67% | 15102 | 6.46% | 4189 | 1.79% | 943 | 0.4% |
| Lehra (005) | 106820 | 50065 | 46.87% | 12222 | 11.44% | 15493 | 14.5% | 11235 | 10.52% | 10162 | 9.51% | 5541 | 5.19% | 1662 | 1.56% | 440 | 0.41% |
| Moonak (006) | 101404 | 43185 | 42.59% | 12876 | 12.7% | 14903 | 14.7% | 11054 | 10.9% | 10321 | 10.18% | 6456 | 6.37% | 2247 | 2.22% | 362 | 0.36% |