| 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 | 2558064 | 412790 | 16.14% | 231059 | 9.03% | 456954 | 17.86% | 556594 | 21.76% | 515029 | 20.13% | 207685 | 8.12% | 147350 | 5.76% | 30603 | 1.2% |
| Ottappalam (001) | 851739 | 115553 | 13.57% | 84964 | 9.98% | 162753 | 19.11% | 190428 | 22.36% | 171890 | 20.18% | 70933 | 8.33% | 46014 | 5.4% | 9204 | 1.08% |
| Mannarkad (002) | 382951 | 67734 | 17.69% | 34816 | 9.09% | 72050 | 18.81% | 73345 | 19.15% | 79866 | 20.86% | 33359 | 8.71% | 17955 | 4.69% | 3826 | 1% |
| Palakkad (003) | 471401 | 72722 | 15.43% | 35932 | 7.62% | 76586 | 16.25% | 106107 | 22.51% | 97502 | 20.68% | 39042 | 8.28% | 36205 | 7.68% | 7305 | 1.55% |
| Chittur (004) | 404726 | 80861 | 19.98% | 37796 | 9.34% | 69245 | 17.11% | 87193 | 21.54% | 74135 | 18.32% | 28792 | 7.11% | 21615 | 5.34% | 5089 | 1.26% |
| Alathur (005) | 447247 | 75920 | 16.97% | 37551 | 8.4% | 76320 | 17.06% | 99521 | 22.25% | 91636 | 20.49% | 35559 | 7.95% | 25561 | 5.72% | 5179 | 1.16% |