| 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 | 968336 | 182447 | 18.84% | 105027 | 10.85% | 232768 | 24.04% | 180067 | 18.6% | 120419 | 12.44% | 68866 | 7.11% | 62589 | 6.46% | 16153 | 1.67% |
| Kovilpatti (001) | 193777 | 44374 | 22.9% | 16907 | 8.72% | 41895 | 21.62% | 30805 | 15.9% | 26177 | 13.51% | 14027 | 7.24% | 16060 | 8.29% | 3532 | 1.82% |
| Ettayapuram (002) | 62722 | 15378 | 24.52% | 8090 | 12.9% | 13887 | 22.14% | 11140 | 17.76% | 6945 | 11.07% | 3575 | 5.7% | 3001 | 4.78% | 706 | 1.13% |
| Vilathikulam (003) | 114431 | 25563 | 22.34% | 15434 | 13.49% | 27617 | 24.13% | 20023 | 17.5% | 12426 | 10.86% | 6953 | 6.08% | 4823 | 4.21% | 1592 | 1.39% |
| Ottapidaram (004) | 120661 | 25374 | 21.03% | 12285 | 10.18% | 27340 | 22.66% | 22461 | 18.61% | 15783 | 13.08% | 9097 | 7.54% | 6924 | 5.74% | 1397 | 1.16% |
| Thoothukkudi (005) | 97504 | 16804 | 17.23% | 7222 | 7.41% | 24297 | 24.92% | 19496 | 20% | 13925 | 14.28% | 7309 | 7.5% | 7168 | 7.35% | 1283 | 1.32% |
| Srivaikuntam (006) | 150294 | 26600 | 17.7% | 15422 | 10.26% | 36274 | 24.14% | 30756 | 20.46% | 20050 | 13.34% | 9699 | 6.45% | 8824 | 5.87% | 2669 | 1.78% |
| Tiruchendur (007) | 143534 | 17574 | 12.24% | 17060 | 11.89% | 38079 | 26.53% | 28095 | 19.57% | 16961 | 11.82% | 11574 | 8.06% | 10823 | 7.54% | 3368 | 2.35% |
| Sathankulam (008) | 85413 | 10780 | 12.62% | 12607 | 14.76% | 23379 | 27.37% | 17291 | 20.24% | 8152 | 9.54% | 6632 | 7.76% | 4966 | 5.81% | 1606 | 1.88% |