| 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 | 27232419 | 3099591 | 11.38% | 2150300 | 7.9% | 4601845 | 16.9% | 5373133 | 19.73% | 6269183 | 23.02% | 3099132 | 11.38% | 2114172 | 7.76% | 524867 | 1.93% |
| District Total | 2205405 | 239326 | 10.85% | 180838 | 8.2% | 423106 | 19.18% | 425673 | 19.3% | 462533 | 20.97% | 264348 | 11.99% | 176090 | 7.98% | 33487 | 1.52% |
| Taliparamba (001) | 627032 | 72848 | 11.62% | 50886 | 8.12% | 119908 | 19.12% | 113196 | 18.05% | 133985 | 21.37% | 79596 | 12.69% | 46539 | 7.42% | 10072 | 1.61% |
| Kannur (002) | 732952 | 75744 | 10.33% | 57426 | 7.83% | 133783 | 18.25% | 146521 | 19.99% | 154173 | 21.03% | 85012 | 11.6% | 68152 | 9.3% | 12139 | 1.66% |
| Thalassery (003) | 845421 | 90734 | 10.73% | 72526 | 8.58% | 169415 | 20.04% | 165956 | 19.63% | 174375 | 20.63% | 99740 | 11.8% | 61399 | 7.26% | 11276 | 1.33% |