| 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 | 36516127 | 12746144 | 34.91% | 5022564 | 13.75% | 7156846 | 19.6% | 5728251 | 15.69% | 3294733 | 9.02% | 1326003 | 3.63% | 1018363 | 2.79% | 222471 | 0.61% |
| Bargarh (01) | 1360971 | 420552 | 30.9% | 196346 | 14.43% | 290551 | 21.35% | 228152 | 16.76% | 132278 | 9.72% | 50278 | 3.69% | 37160 | 2.73% | 5627 | 0.41% |
| Jharsuguda (02) | 358289 | 101211 | 28.25% | 53323 | 14.88% | 66805 | 18.65% | 66964 | 18.69% | 40864 | 11.41% | 16706 | 4.66% | 9395 | 2.62% | 3021 | 0.84% |
| Sambalpur (03) | 733848 | 230545 | 31.42% | 109625 | 14.94% | 144719 | 19.72% | 126389 | 17.22% | 71892 | 9.8% | 29551 | 4.03% | 17396 | 2.37% | 3731 | 0.51% |
| Debagarh (04) | 300516 | 104510 | 34.78% | 46030 | 15.32% | 54817 | 18.24% | 49699 | 16.54% | 25533 | 8.5% | 11916 | 3.97% | 6896 | 2.29% | 1112 | 0.37% |
| Sundargarh (05) | 1470311 | 543388 | 36.96% | 163019 | 11.09% | 265277 | 18.04% | 239673 | 16.3% | 151800 | 10.32% | 64012 | 4.35% | 32516 | 2.21% | 10544 | 0.72% |
| Kendujhar (06) | 1603065 | 648587 | 40.46% | 197593 | 12.33% | 260357 | 16.24% | 258351 | 16.12% | 132907 | 8.29% | 56212 | 3.51% | 41362 | 2.58% | 7695 | 0.48% |
| Mayurbhanj (07) | 2396711 | 1066876 | 44.51% | 270694 | 11.29% | 369331 | 15.41% | 357943 | 14.93% | 192246 | 8.02% | 77205 | 3.22% | 50549 | 2.11% | 11824 | 0.49% |
| Baleshwar (08) | 2152221 | 585723 | 27.21% | 321134 | 14.92% | 432924 | 20.12% | 379708 | 17.64% | 236896 | 11.01% | 93980 | 4.37% | 83178 | 3.86% | 18678 | 0.87% |
| Bhadrak (09) | 1390825 | 287778 | 20.69% | 191248 | 13.75% | 354731 | 25.51% | 270311 | 19.44% | 159077 | 11.44% | 61207 | 4.4% | 54942 | 3.95% | 11515 | 0.83% |
| Kendrapara (10) | 1456682 | 280567 | 19.26% | 210184 | 14.43% | 341342 | 23.43% | 283014 | 19.43% | 191819 | 13.17% | 70513 | 4.84% | 67447 | 4.63% | 11607 | 0.8% |
| Jagatsinghapur (11) | 1102956 | 192507 | 17.45% | 142095 | 12.88% | 232470 | 21.08% | 231107 | 20.95% | 169568 | 15.37% | 63931 | 5.8% | 60482 | 5.48% | 10782 | 0.98% |
| Cuttack (12) | 1958333 | 413164 | 21.1% | 249249 | 12.73% | 450463 | 23% | 400719 | 20.46% | 230305 | 11.76% | 98659 | 5.04% | 96855 | 4.95% | 18900 | 0.97% |
| Jajapur (13) | 1829881 | 446962 | 24.43% | 252986 | 13.83% | 418563 | 22.87% | 316195 | 17.28% | 213286 | 11.66% | 89749 | 4.9% | 76505 | 4.18% | 15634 | 0.85% |
| Dhenkanal (14) | 1103471 | 323706 | 29.34% | 179298 | 16.25% | 222222 | 20.14% | 177225 | 16.06% | 118908 | 10.78% | 44404 | 4.02% | 30290 | 2.74% | 7386 | 0.67% |
| Anugul (15) | 1163561 | 333250 | 28.64% | 172834 | 14.85% | 249595 | 21.45% | 188984 | 16.24% | 118329 | 10.17% | 50936 | 4.38% | 35747 | 3.07% | 13885 | 1.19% |
| Nayagarh (16) | 954794 | 230437 | 24.13% | 172567 | 18.07% | 223110 | 23.37% | 172067 | 18.02% | 86829 | 9.09% | 35030 | 3.67% | 29835 | 3.12% | 4916 | 0.51% |
| Khordha (17) | 1318794 | 273764 | 20.76% | 195539 | 14.83% | 296710 | 22.5% | 272053 | 20.63% | 143647 | 10.89% | 62494 | 4.74% | 61821 | 4.69% | 12691 | 0.96% |
| Puri (18) | 1460650 | 269997 | 18.48% | 226769 | 15.53% | 364068 | 24.93% | 318798 | 21.83% | 146445 | 10.03% | 66542 | 4.56% | 58962 | 4.04% | 9069 | 0.62% |
| Ganjam (19) | 2899341 | 976332 | 33.67% | 473181 | 16.32% | 674079 | 23.25% | 410872 | 14.17% | 218480 | 7.54% | 77290 | 2.67% | 52705 | 1.82% | 16228 | 0.56% |
| Gajapati (20) | 551644 | 318635 | 57.76% | 61955 | 11.23% | 69666 | 12.63% | 47442 | 8.6% | 31591 | 5.73% | 13689 | 2.48% | 7461 | 1.35% | 1201 | 0.22% |
| Kandhamal (21) | 695403 | 281057 | 40.42% | 104664 | 15.05% | 137348 | 19.75% | 100100 | 14.39% | 43109 | 6.2% | 17518 | 2.52% | 9819 | 1.41% | 1788 | 0.26% |
| Baudh (22) | 420960 | 142855 | 33.94% | 72295 | 17.17% | 94850 | 22.53% | 64013 | 15.21% | 28521 | 6.78% | 10900 | 2.59% | 6216 | 1.48% | 1310 | 0.31% |
| Subarnapur (23) | 569438 | 158550 | 27.84% | 81417 | 14.3% | 131954 | 23.17% | 97910 | 17.19% | 60348 | 10.6% | 22772 | 4% | 13440 | 2.36% | 3033 | 0.53% |
| Balangir (24) | 1544922 | 683504 | 44.24% | 224780 | 14.55% | 272260 | 17.62% | 199699 | 12.93% | 97126 | 6.29% | 40867 | 2.65% | 23125 | 1.5% | 3540 | 0.23% |
| Nuapada (25) | 622890 | 308243 | 49.49% | 62381 | 10.01% | 108295 | 17.39% | 67076 | 10.77% | 47603 | 7.64% | 17461 | 2.8% | 8119 | 1.3% | 3712 | 0.6% |
| Kalahandi (26) | 1445616 | 738539 | 51.09% | 202237 | 13.99% | 210013 | 14.53% | 156034 | 10.79% | 82568 | 5.71% | 33062 | 2.29% | 18461 | 1.28% | 4697 | 0.32% |
| Rayagada (27) | 837260 | 554197 | 66.19% | 77754 | 9.29% | 85401 | 10.2% | 58624 | 7% | 34296 | 4.1% | 14826 | 1.77% | 8998 | 1.07% | 3164 | 0.38% |
| Nabarangapur (28) | 1126429 | 724939 | 64.36% | 112191 | 9.96% | 145824 | 12.95% | 85087 | 7.55% | 38139 | 3.39% | 12585 | 1.12% | 6414 | 0.57% | 1250 | 0.11% |
| Koraput (29) | 1127825 | 726985 | 64.46% | 143471 | 12.72% | 129930 | 11.52% | 65165 | 5.78% | 34735 | 3.08% | 15302 | 1.36% | 9046 | 0.8% | 3191 | 0.28% |
| Malkangiri (30) | 558520 | 378784 | 67.82% | 55705 | 9.97% | 59171 | 10.59% | 38877 | 6.96% | 15588 | 2.79% | 6406 | 1.15% | 3221 | 0.58% | 740 | 0.13% |