| District 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% |
| East Zone Total | 233233971 | 90559817 | 38.83% | 38103502 | 16.34% | 41374578 | 17.74% | 31825480 | 13.65% | 16348595 | 7.01% | 8403367 | 3.6% | 5734233 | 2.46% | 755619 | 0.32% |
| State Total | 98552478 | 43288391 | 43.92% | 19460299 | 19.75% | 14816264 | 15.03% | 8659293 | 8.79% | 6207898 | 6.3% | 3566411 | 3.62% | 2239524 | 2.27% | 223115 | 0.23% |
| Pashchim Champaran (01) | 3525431 | 1614209 | 45.79% | 961823 | 27.28% | 486161 | 13.79% | 209661 | 5.95% | 127378 | 3.61% | 74651 | 2.12% | 47395 | 1.34% | 3906 | 0.11% |
| Purba Champaran (02) | 4885825 | 2055296 | 42.07% | 1174465 | 24.04% | 891719 | 18.25% | 397447 | 8.13% | 209503 | 4.29% | 102621 | 2.1% | 48688 | 1% | 4303 | 0.09% |
| Sheohar (03) | 629254 | 336625 | 53.5% | 121087 | 19.24% | 87121 | 13.85% | 35272 | 5.61% | 24088 | 3.83% | 15009 | 2.39% | 9329 | 1.48% | 607 | 0.1% |
| Sitamarhi (04) | 3315933 | 1802373 | 54.35% | 703430 | 21.21% | 367511 | 11.08% | 177393 | 5.35% | 120304 | 3.63% | 79112 | 2.39% | 56039 | 1.69% | 9757 | 0.29% |
| Madhubani (05) | 4541588 | 1953074 | 43% | 761741 | 16.77% | 745872 | 16.42% | 500217 | 11.01% | 287537 | 6.33% | 159312 | 3.51% | 123444 | 2.72% | 10073 | 0.22% |
| Supaul (06) | 2226904 | 1181414 | 53.05% | 446502 | 20.05% | 257687 | 11.57% | 147030 | 6.6% | 90639 | 4.07% | 61525 | 2.76% | 36783 | 1.65% | 4904 | 0.22% |
| Araria (07) | 2960510 | 1593468 | 53.82% | 591094 | 19.97% | 396512 | 13.39% | 184620 | 6.24% | 95328 | 3.22% | 53978 | 1.82% | 26184 | 0.88% | 4609 | 0.16% |
| Kishanganj (08) | 1562012 | 895108 | 57.3% | 326107 | 20.88% | 208345 | 13.34% | 72327 | 4.63% | 31318 | 2% | 18216 | 1.17% | 8173 | 0.52% | 2413 | 0.15% |
| Purnia (09) | 2960561 | 1693578 | 57.2% | 621886 | 21.01% | 316634 | 10.7% | 146794 | 4.96% | 86859 | 2.93% | 53086 | 1.79% | 27967 | 0.94% | 5054 | 0.17% |
| Katihar (10) | 2894274 | 1642607 | 56.75% | 439094 | 15.17% | 402661 | 13.91% | 200496 | 6.93% | 103155 | 3.56% | 64130 | 2.22% | 34577 | 1.19% | 7405 | 0.26% |
| Madhepura (11) | 1984874 | 1167890 | 58.84% | 327252 | 16.49% | 180578 | 9.1% | 106446 | 5.36% | 91485 | 4.61% | 71038 | 3.58% | 35590 | 1.79% | 4469 | 0.23% |
| Saharsa (12) | 1845349 | 1096636 | 59.43% | 320635 | 17.38% | 179054 | 9.7% | 90325 | 4.89% | 74500 | 4.04% | 49670 | 2.69% | 30264 | 1.64% | 3856 | 0.21% |
| Darbhanga (13) | 3860158 | 2098180 | 54.35% | 618373 | 16.02% | 436896 | 11.32% | 286488 | 7.42% | 189397 | 4.91% | 121883 | 3.16% | 92644 | 2.4% | 15660 | 0.41% |
| Muzaffarpur (14) | 4424275 | 1861081 | 42.07% | 1028971 | 23.26% | 666740 | 15.07% | 362435 | 8.19% | 246024 | 5.56% | 152603 | 3.45% | 97511 | 2.2% | 8785 | 0.2% |
| Gopalganj (15) | 2558985 | 935648 | 36.56% | 514841 | 20.12% | 440869 | 17.23% | 273235 | 10.68% | 207780 | 8.12% | 112039 | 4.38% | 68122 | 2.66% | 6425 | 0.25% |
| Siwan (16) | 3448096 | 1163368 | 33.74% | 661806 | 19.19% | 584362 | 16.95% | 422416 | 12.25% | 333873 | 9.68% | 171110 | 4.96% | 101846 | 2.95% | 9263 | 0.27% |
| Saran (17) | 3644695 | 1243084 | 34.11% | 735685 | 20.19% | 629455 | 17.27% | 393298 | 10.79% | 327700 | 8.99% | 188392 | 5.17% | 119582 | 3.28% | 7214 | 0.2% |
| Vaishali (18) | 3507774 | 1419731 | 40.47% | 763355 | 21.76% | 445626 | 12.7% | 340177 | 9.7% | 270014 | 7.7% | 159883 | 4.56% | 101762 | 2.9% | 7195 | 0.21% |
| Samastipur (19) | 4422383 | 1970136 | 44.55% | 763923 | 17.27% | 691574 | 15.64% | 423429 | 9.57% | 270698 | 6.12% | 173235 | 3.92% | 113942 | 2.58% | 15413 | 0.35% |
| Begusarai (20) | 2518273 | 1087521 | 43.19% | 476372 | 18.92% | 391087 | 15.53% | 225826 | 8.97% | 156427 | 6.21% | 105936 | 4.21% | 66301 | 2.63% | 7406 | 0.29% |
| Khagaria (21) | 1740907 | 880921 | 50.6% | 335139 | 19.25% | 218714 | 12.56% | 118943 | 6.83% | 90276 | 5.19% | 57567 | 3.31% | 30924 | 1.78% | 4693 | 0.27% |
| Bhagalpur (22) | 2601741 | 1022165 | 39.29% | 536233 | 20.61% | 433503 | 16.66% | 233546 | 8.98% | 182219 | 7% | 106512 | 4.09% | 65442 | 2.52% | 9293 | 0.36% |
| Banka (23) | 2027955 | 859673 | 42.39% | 395826 | 19.52% | 374460 | 18.46% | 187593 | 9.25% | 113441 | 5.59% | 57462 | 2.83% | 30774 | 1.52% | 3216 | 0.16% |
| Munger (24) | 1007736 | 416982 | 41.38% | 180529 | 17.91% | 120894 | 12% | 99446 | 9.87% | 95604 | 9.49% | 60856 | 6.04% | 31327 | 3.11% | 2045 | 0.2% |
| Lakhisarai (25) | 903718 | 408718 | 45.23% | 149925 | 16.59% | 123206 | 13.63% | 92073 | 10.19% | 70630 | 7.82% | 37955 | 4.2% | 19430 | 2.15% | 1534 | 0.17% |
| Sheikhpura (26) | 598693 | 266113 | 44.45% | 107933 | 18.03% | 90231 | 15.07% | 48045 | 8.02% | 41576 | 6.94% | 25124 | 4.2% | 13251 | 2.21% | 2876 | 0.48% |
| Nalanda (27) | 2784852 | 1185539 | 42.57% | 492333 | 17.68% | 401779 | 14.43% | 255327 | 9.17% | 220893 | 7.93% | 134318 | 4.82% | 88616 | 3.18% | 5762 | 0.21% |
| Patna (28) | 4033998 | 1674911 | 41.52% | 725355 | 17.98% | 587852 | 14.57% | 416091 | 10.31% | 322738 | 8% | 172050 | 4.26% | 116509 | 2.89% | 7787 | 0.19% |
| Bhojpur (29) | 2737006 | 891328 | 32.57% | 513605 | 18.77% | 534003 | 19.51% | 317496 | 11.6% | 260946 | 9.53% | 128690 | 4.7% | 84541 | 3.09% | 5526 | 0.2% |
| Buxar (30) | 1654596 | 433909 | 26.22% | 305208 | 18.45% | 390139 | 23.58% | 233861 | 14.13% | 159563 | 9.64% | 77334 | 4.67% | 51041 | 3.08% | 3533 | 0.21% |
| Kaimur Bhabua (31) | 1628597 | 538840 | 33.09% | 309828 | 19.02% | 285729 | 17.54% | 203024 | 12.47% | 139939 | 8.59% | 81462 | 5% | 62309 | 3.83% | 7446 | 0.46% |
| Rohtas (32) | 2665573 | 804413 | 30.18% | 458543 | 17.2% | 478190 | 17.94% | 341748 | 12.82% | 283135 | 10.62% | 163074 | 6.12% | 124793 | 4.68% | 11649 | 0.44% |
| Aurangabad (33) | 2391102 | 737324 | 30.84% | 509414 | 21.3% | 444610 | 18.59% | 276978 | 11.58% | 228959 | 9.58% | 118349 | 4.95% | 69352 | 2.9% | 6094 | 0.25% |
| Gaya (34) | 4132134 | 1849136 | 44.75% | 812002 | 19.65% | 643161 | 15.56% | 356171 | 8.62% | 255440 | 6.18% | 134110 | 3.25% | 76294 | 1.85% | 5670 | 0.14% |
| Nawada (35) | 2410709 | 1053630 | 43.71% | 571571 | 23.71% | 336793 | 13.97% | 171972 | 7.13% | 137889 | 5.72% | 78211 | 3.24% | 48045 | 1.99% | 2040 | 0.08% |
| Jamui (36) | 1731150 | 727012 | 42% | 396590 | 22.91% | 295928 | 17.09% | 138730 | 8.01% | 90294 | 5.22% | 46032 | 2.66% | 22035 | 1.27% | 1558 | 0.09% |
| Jehanabad (37) | 1068836 | 454336 | 42.51% | 186598 | 17.46% | 142566 | 13.34% | 99389 | 9.3% | 95001 | 8.89% | 55251 | 5.17% | 33353 | 3.12% | 2320 | 0.22% |
| Arwal (38) | 716021 | 272414 | 38.05% | 115225 | 16.09% | 108042 | 15.09% | 73528 | 10.27% | 75348 | 10.52% | 44625 | 6.23% | 25345 | 3.54% | 1356 | 0.19% |