| 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% |
| South Zone Total | 164522575 | 48732413 | 29.62% | 17632797 | 10.72% | 30129243 | 18.31% | 24403832 | 14.83% | 22089112 | 13.43% | 11353019 | 6.9% | 8330064 | 5.06% | 1844813 | 1.12% |
| 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% |
| Thiruvallur (01) | 1444175 | 380148 | 26.32% | 93748 | 6.49% | 220131 | 15.24% | 261115 | 18.08% | 250659 | 17.36% | 108998 | 7.55% | 104127 | 7.21% | 25191 | 1.74% |
| Kancheepuram (03) | 1712393 | 432369 | 25.25% | 95063 | 5.55% | 287250 | 16.77% | 303377 | 17.72% | 294601 | 17.2% | 132207 | 7.72% | 139183 | 8.13% | 28329 | 1.65% |
| Vellore (04) | 2488406 | 665324 | 26.74% | 124625 | 5.01% | 471472 | 18.95% | 457366 | 18.38% | 403727 | 16.22% | 187356 | 7.53% | 138410 | 5.56% | 39988 | 1.61% |
| Tiruvannamalai (05) | 2060295 | 595621 | 28.91% | 175509 | 8.52% | 377369 | 18.32% | 353407 | 17.15% | 284207 | 13.79% | 138184 | 6.71% | 108092 | 5.25% | 27377 | 1.33% |
| Viluppuram (06) | 2948961 | 910772 | 30.88% | 176981 | 6% | 566537 | 19.21% | 466146 | 15.81% | 427234 | 14.49% | 202244 | 6.86% | 167104 | 5.67% | 31840 | 1.08% |
| Salem (07) | 1916373 | 654759 | 34.17% | 118466 | 6.18% | 340443 | 17.76% | 288836 | 15.07% | 241808 | 12.62% | 121796 | 6.36% | 118677 | 6.19% | 31588 | 1.65% |
| Namakkal (08) | 1000223 | 287702 | 28.76% | 72093 | 7.21% | 184812 | 18.48% | 150479 | 15.04% | 126745 | 12.67% | 75733 | 7.57% | 90974 | 9.1% | 11680 | 1.17% |
| Erode (09) | 1085336 | 380102 | 35.02% | 89645 | 8.26% | 184157 | 16.97% | 151751 | 13.98% | 118914 | 10.96% | 67984 | 6.26% | 78780 | 7.26% | 14003 | 1.29% |
| The Nilgiris (10) | 306278 | 62657 | 20.46% | 20588 | 6.72% | 55594 | 18.15% | 54305 | 17.73% | 53101 | 17.34% | 32005 | 10.45% | 24024 | 7.84% | 3999 | 1.31% |
| Dindigul (11) | 1420560 | 355521 | 25.03% | 160989 | 11.33% | 274058 | 19.29% | 251421 | 17.7% | 180731 | 12.72% | 94894 | 6.68% | 84901 | 5.98% | 18045 | 1.27% |
| Karur (12) | 667374 | 211803 | 31.74% | 48715 | 7.3% | 125738 | 18.84% | 104427 | 15.65% | 85576 | 12.82% | 44102 | 6.61% | 40232 | 6.03% | 6781 | 1.02% |
| Tiruchirappalli (13) | 1447644 | 315617 | 21.8% | 128216 | 8.86% | 270650 | 18.7% | 254935 | 17.61% | 222537 | 15.37% | 115119 | 7.95% | 107355 | 7.42% | 33215 | 2.29% |
| Perambalur (14) | 458888 | 96451 | 21.02% | 73900 | 16.1% | 90836 | 19.79% | 71015 | 15.48% | 56964 | 12.41% | 32100 | 7% | 30839 | 6.72% | 6782 | 1.48% |
| Ariyalur (15) | 685431 | 216257 | 31.55% | 55623 | 8.12% | 120810 | 17.63% | 100835 | 14.71% | 85444 | 12.47% | 47146 | 6.88% | 45105 | 6.58% | 14210 | 2.07% |
| Cuddalore (16) | 1789884 | 513406 | 28.68% | 132018 | 7.38% | 301793 | 16.86% | 292964 | 16.37% | 261763 | 14.62% | 121040 | 6.76% | 123313 | 6.89% | 43575 | 2.43% |
| Nagapattinam (17) | 1235375 | 212815 | 17.23% | 109573 | 8.87% | 261239 | 21.15% | 251627 | 20.37% | 196922 | 15.94% | 94300 | 7.63% | 82759 | 6.7% | 26140 | 2.12% |
| Thiruvarur (18) | 998920 | 151764 | 15.19% | 115715 | 11.58% | 204421 | 20.46% | 196661 | 19.69% | 161366 | 16.15% | 80679 | 8.08% | 66870 | 6.69% | 21444 | 2.15% |
| Thanjavur (19) | 1619860 | 366062 | 22.6% | 104737 | 6.47% | 316111 | 19.51% | 296765 | 18.32% | 256871 | 15.86% | 120203 | 7.42% | 124504 | 7.69% | 34597 | 2.14% |
| Pudukkottai (20) | 1349836 | 403911 | 29.92% | 85197 | 6.31% | 239539 | 17.75% | 224370 | 16.62% | 202459 | 15% | 96346 | 7.14% | 76746 | 5.69% | 18918 | 1.4% |
| Sivaganga (21) | 955798 | 254319 | 26.61% | 81744 | 8.55% | 166327 | 17.4% | 166302 | 17.4% | 137339 | 14.37% | 70474 | 7.37% | 61566 | 6.44% | 17722 | 1.85% |
| Madurai (22) | 1264203 | 265349 | 20.99% | 145773 | 11.53% | 275549 | 21.8% | 228310 | 18.06% | 167802 | 13.27% | 89269 | 7.06% | 79717 | 6.31% | 12430 | 0.98% |
| Theni (23) | 549787 | 152386 | 27.72% | 51968 | 9.45% | 106502 | 19.37% | 94753 | 17.23% | 64980 | 11.82% | 40459 | 7.36% | 32464 | 5.9% | 6275 | 1.14% |
| Virudhunagar (24) | 1225450 | 295969 | 24.15% | 116244 | 9.49% | 275428 | 22.48% | 205103 | 16.74% | 141444 | 11.54% | 83078 | 6.78% | 85050 | 6.94% | 23132 | 1.89% |
| Ramanathapuram (25) | 980804 | 91998 | 9.38% | 202468 | 20.64% | 226894 | 23.13% | 176116 | 17.96% | 137536 | 14.02% | 75456 | 7.69% | 59007 | 6.02% | 11329 | 1.16% |
| Thoothukkudi (26) | 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% |
| Tirunelveli (27) | 1601210 | 385086 | 24.05% | 169382 | 10.58% | 347553 | 21.71% | 273365 | 17.07% | 184903 | 11.55% | 109240 | 6.82% | 99526 | 6.22% | 32155 | 2.01% |
| Kanniyakumari (28) | 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% |
| Dharmapuri (29) | 1314931 | 462470 | 35.17% | 114951 | 8.74% | 207342 | 15.77% | 188809 | 14.36% | 148741 | 11.31% | 85855 | 6.53% | 85810 | 6.53% | 20953 | 1.59% |
| Krishnagiri (30) | 1479598 | 509513 | 34.44% | 115561 | 7.81% | 235024 | 15.88% | 224714 | 15.19% | 204755 | 13.84% | 95966 | 6.49% | 79264 | 5.36% | 14801 | 1% |
| Coimbatore (31) | 935242 | 248734 | 26.6% | 85184 | 9.11% | 161490 | 17.27% | 150850 | 16.13% | 131646 | 14.08% | 64811 | 6.93% | 78858 | 8.43% | 13664 | 1.46% |
| Tiruppur (32) | 1083257 | 326966 | 30.18% | 115098 | 10.63% | 217348 | 20.06% | 156007 | 14.4% | 120647 | 11.14% | 71029 | 6.56% | 66193 | 6.11% | 9969 | 0.92% |