| 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 | 39644183 | 10461562 | 26.39% | 3330208 | 8.4% | 7470404 | 18.84% | 6693655 | 16.88% | 5586909 | 14.09% | 2848172 | 7.18% | 2618641 | 6.61% | 631390 | 1.59% |
| District Total | 1264203 | 265349 | 20.99% | 145773 | 11.53% | 275549 | 21.8% | 228310 | 18.06% | 167802 | 13.27% | 89269 | 7.06% | 79717 | 6.31% | 12430 | 0.98% |
| Melur (001) | 239934 | 66217 | 27.6% | 21440 | 8.94% | 48936 | 20.4% | 43201 | 18.01% | 31281 | 13.04% | 15338 | 6.39% | 10830 | 4.51% | 2691 | 1.12% |
| Madurai North (002) | 209158 | 33653 | 16.09% | 21368 | 10.22% | 48987 | 23.42% | 39411 | 18.84% | 31750 | 15.18% | 15755 | 7.53% | 15377 | 7.35% | 2856 | 1.37% |
| Vadipatti (003) | 154382 | 22929 | 14.85% | 24060 | 15.58% | 34572 | 22.39% | 31542 | 20.43% | 21314 | 13.81% | 10966 | 7.1% | 8262 | 5.35% | 735 | 0.48% |
| Usilampatti (004) | 168841 | 17251 | 10.22% | 36585 | 21.67% | 42679 | 25.28% | 30923 | 18.31% | 20615 | 12.21% | 11040 | 6.54% | 9141 | 5.41% | 607 | 0.36% |
| Peraiyur (005) | 166708 | 48482 | 29.08% | 13966 | 8.38% | 33591 | 20.15% | 25476 | 15.28% | 19921 | 11.95% | 13184 | 7.91% | 9775 | 5.86% | 2312 | 1.39% |
| Thirumangalam (006) | 168404 | 43094 | 25.59% | 16280 | 9.67% | 36458 | 21.65% | 27831 | 16.53% | 20554 | 12.21% | 12459 | 7.4% | 10117 | 6.01% | 1611 | 0.96% |
| Madurai South (007) | 156776 | 33723 | 21.51% | 12074 | 7.7% | 30326 | 19.34% | 29926 | 19.09% | 22367 | 14.27% | 10527 | 6.71% | 16215 | 10.34% | 1618 | 1.03% |