| 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 | 649355 | 73264 | 11.28% | 45407 | 6.99% | 125219 | 19.28% | 117457 | 18.09% | 115068 | 17.72% | 81233 | 12.51% | 76602 | 11.8% | 15105 | 2.33% |
| Vilavancode (001) | 262649 | 31349 | 11.94% | 16512 | 6.29% | 47172 | 17.96% | 47145 | 17.95% | 48183 | 18.35% | 36455 | 13.88% | 30079 | 11.45% | 5754 | 2.19% |
| Kalkulam (002) | 190761 | 22159 | 11.62% | 15770 | 8.27% | 38102 | 19.97% | 33321 | 17.47% | 32016 | 16.78% | 23335 | 12.23% | 22168 | 11.62% | 3890 | 2.04% |
| Thovala (003) | 60730 | 6722 | 11.07% | 4566 | 7.52% | 11323 | 18.64% | 11872 | 19.55% | 11902 | 19.6% | 6098 | 10.04% | 6113 | 10.07% | 2134 | 3.51% |
| Agastheeswaram (004) | 135215 | 13034 | 9.64% | 8559 | 6.33% | 28622 | 21.17% | 25119 | 18.58% | 22967 | 16.99% | 15345 | 11.35% | 18242 | 13.49% | 3327 | 2.46% |