| 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 | 27397111 | 10764670 | 39.29% | 4269951 | 15.59% | 5053533 | 18.45% | 3565212 | 13.01% | 1998765 | 7.3% | 1062210 | 3.88% | 583523 | 2.13% | 64336 | 0.23% |
| Garhwa (01) | 1213170 | 538779 | 44.41% | 198694 | 16.38% | 188695 | 15.55% | 139416 | 11.49% | 80768 | 6.66% | 41816 | 3.45% | 22715 | 1.87% | 2272 | 0.19% |
| Chatra (02) | 1008273 | 456205 | 45.25% | 194634 | 19.3% | 152981 | 15.17% | 94139 | 9.34% | 58579 | 5.81% | 31954 | 3.17% | 18102 | 1.8% | 1679 | 0.17% |
| Kodarma (03) | 628340 | 268747 | 42.77% | 115843 | 18.44% | 112777 | 17.95% | 63581 | 10.12% | 38860 | 6.18% | 17535 | 2.79% | 9765 | 1.55% | 1231 | 0.2% |
| Giridih (04) | 2428364 | 1021706 | 42.07% | 489035 | 20.14% | 426095 | 17.55% | 245725 | 10.12% | 132421 | 5.45% | 66683 | 2.75% | 39928 | 1.64% | 6765 | 0.28% |
| Deoghar (05) | 1266562 | 586685 | 46.32% | 193402 | 15.27% | 224175 | 17.7% | 149800 | 11.83% | 63434 | 5.01% | 30725 | 2.43% | 16144 | 1.27% | 2196 | 0.17% |
| Godda (06) | 1302084 | 646153 | 49.62% | 212762 | 16.34% | 182924 | 14.05% | 119417 | 9.17% | 72516 | 5.57% | 41386 | 3.18% | 24150 | 1.85% | 2771 | 0.21% |
| Sahibganj (07) | 1092746 | 605868 | 55.44% | 133717 | 12.24% | 153412 | 14.04% | 92357 | 8.45% | 39816 | 3.64% | 20691 | 1.89% | 11701 | 1.07% | 1091 | 0.1% |
| Pakur (08) | 874527 | 534954 | 61.17% | 95058 | 10.87% | 127398 | 14.57% | 72328 | 8.27% | 25203 | 2.88% | 12257 | 1.4% | 6476 | 0.74% | 853 | 0.1% |
| Dhanbad (09) | 1422259 | 449412 | 31.6% | 188546 | 13.26% | 267081 | 18.78% | 229996 | 16.17% | 143857 | 10.11% | 86307 | 6.07% | 50707 | 3.57% | 6343 | 0.45% |
| Bokaro (10) | 1482500 | 506604 | 34.17% | 188902 | 12.74% | 250269 | 16.88% | 243145 | 16.4% | 150721 | 10.17% | 87826 | 5.92% | 47814 | 3.23% | 7213 | 0.49% |
| Lohardaga (11) | 439362 | 177559 | 40.41% | 73015 | 16.62% | 76800 | 17.48% | 57352 | 13.05% | 31284 | 7.12% | 15766 | 3.59% | 7169 | 1.63% | 417 | 0.09% |
| Purbi Singhbhum (12) | 1274198 | 392618 | 30.81% | 141342 | 11.09% | 236947 | 18.6% | 231390 | 18.16% | 152462 | 11.97% | 71963 | 5.65% | 42486 | 3.33% | 4436 | 0.35% |
| Palamu (13) | 1824645 | 772843 | 42.36% | 280649 | 15.38% | 273978 | 15.02% | 211695 | 11.6% | 144252 | 7.91% | 87987 | 4.82% | 48457 | 2.66% | 4765 | 0.26% |
| Latehar (14) | 728402 | 340500 | 46.75% | 107107 | 14.7% | 117884 | 16.18% | 85260 | 11.71% | 43310 | 5.95% | 21992 | 3.02% | 11483 | 1.58% | 864 | 0.12% |
| Hazaribagh (15) | 1663488 | 591441 | 35.55% | 242274 | 14.56% | 303820 | 18.26% | 234394 | 14.09% | 152922 | 9.19% | 83575 | 5.02% | 51198 | 3.08% | 3863 | 0.23% |
| Ramgarh (16) | 827788 | 272878 | 32.96% | 108282 | 13.08% | 128472 | 15.52% | 121692 | 14.7% | 90714 | 10.96% | 62615 | 7.56% | 38928 | 4.7% | 4200 | 0.51% |
| Dumka (17) | 1281700 | 586852 | 45.79% | 223148 | 17.41% | 219549 | 17.13% | 139242 | 10.86% | 61571 | 4.8% | 31951 | 2.49% | 17454 | 1.36% | 1933 | 0.15% |
| Jamtara (18) | 731070 | 352940 | 48.28% | 124428 | 17.02% | 121522 | 16.62% | 74036 | 10.13% | 32351 | 4.43% | 16518 | 2.26% | 8200 | 1.12% | 1060 | 0.14% |
| Ranchi (19) | 1815499 | 502562 | 27.68% | 296959 | 16.36% | 401023 | 22.09% | 288659 | 15.9% | 178609 | 9.84% | 91050 | 5.02% | 50909 | 2.8% | 5725 | 0.32% |
| Khunti (20) | 469505 | 170434 | 36.3% | 61422 | 13.08% | 85541 | 18.22% | 84064 | 17.9% | 43661 | 9.3% | 17166 | 3.66% | 6903 | 1.47% | 314 | 0.07% |
| Gumla (21) | 996273 | 314676 | 31.59% | 133000 | 13.35% | 236929 | 23.78% | 175319 | 17.6% | 75936 | 7.62% | 40411 | 4.06% | 17932 | 1.8% | 2051 | 0.21% |
| Simdega (22) | 548744 | 181584 | 33.09% | 77348 | 14.1% | 123581 | 22.52% | 92588 | 16.87% | 42479 | 7.74% | 20951 | 3.82% | 9417 | 1.72% | 795 | 0.14% |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum (23) | 1260392 | 270031 | 21.42% | 270543 | 21.46% | 423303 | 33.59% | 184194 | 14.61% | 71181 | 5.65% | 31609 | 2.51% | 9061 | 0.72% | 438 | 0.03% |
| Saraikela-Kharsawan (24) | 817220 | 222639 | 27.24% | 119841 | 14.66% | 218377 | 26.72% | 135423 | 16.57% | 71858 | 8.79% | 31476 | 3.85% | 16424 | 2.01% | 1061 | 0.13% |