| 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 | 3738678 | 558852 | 14.95% | 372503 | 9.96% | 690852 | 18.48% | 731072 | 19.55% | 830505 | 22.21% | 347964 | 9.31% | 171614 | 4.59% | 35293 | 0.94% |
| Ernad (001) | 773686 | 111290 | 14.38% | 81821 | 10.58% | 136761 | 17.68% | 145153 | 18.76% | 179458 | 23.2% | 74260 | 9.6% | 37087 | 4.79% | 7851 | 1.01% |
| Nilambur (002) | 535847 | 84697 | 15.81% | 45364 | 8.47% | 94280 | 17.59% | 104219 | 19.45% | 130723 | 24.4% | 48435 | 9.04% | 23440 | 4.37% | 4685 | 0.87% |
| Perinthalmanna (003) | 561854 | 85091 | 15.14% | 60322 | 10.74% | 107706 | 19.17% | 111465 | 19.84% | 116661 | 20.76% | 48353 | 8.61% | 27130 | 4.83% | 5126 | 0.91% |
| Tirur (004) | 831580 | 123844 | 14.89% | 78140 | 9.4% | 158682 | 19.08% | 166485 | 20.02% | 185095 | 22.26% | 77469 | 9.32% | 34033 | 4.09% | 7826 | 0.94% |
| Tirurangadi (005) | 756965 | 114675 | 15.15% | 80055 | 10.58% | 142854 | 18.87% | 140377 | 18.54% | 165387 | 21.85% | 73618 | 9.73% | 33825 | 4.47% | 6166 | 0.81% |
| Ponnani (006) | 278746 | 39255 | 14.08% | 26801 | 9.61% | 50569 | 18.14% | 63373 | 22.74% | 53181 | 19.08% | 25829 | 9.27% | 16099 | 5.78% | 3639 | 1.31% |