| 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 | 2357455 | 266738 | 11.31% | 200344 | 8.5% | 450421 | 19.11% | 495980 | 21.04% | 476879 | 20.23% | 267483 | 11.35% | 161996 | 6.87% | 37514 | 1.59% |
| Vadakara (001) | 630249 | 76281 | 12.1% | 52188 | 8.28% | 129200 | 20.5% | 126722 | 20.11% | 123101 | 19.53% | 71516 | 11.35% | 44406 | 7.05% | 6782 | 1.08% |
| Quilandy (002) | 668987 | 75234 | 11.25% | 53922 | 8.06% | 129287 | 19.33% | 138911 | 20.76% | 136099 | 20.34% | 76529 | 11.44% | 46880 | 7.01% | 12094 | 1.81% |
| Kozhikode (003) | 1058219 | 115223 | 10.89% | 94234 | 8.9% | 191934 | 18.14% | 230347 | 21.77% | 217679 | 20.57% | 119438 | 11.29% | 70710 | 6.68% | 18638 | 1.76% |