| Main workers by educational level | |||||
| S.No | Area Name | Educational level | Persons | Males | Females |
| 1 | India | Total | 313004983 | 240147813 | 72857170 |
| 2 | India | Illiterate | 113928238 | 69004985 | 44923253 |
| 3 | India | Literate | 199076745 | 171142828 | 27933917 |
| 4 | India | Literate but below matric/secondary | 113911636 | 96584540 | 17327096 |
| 5 | India | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 51015376 | 46358148 | 4657228 |
| 6 | India | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2231975 | 1873553 | 358422 |
| 7 | India | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 18596928 | 16075031 | 2521897 |
| 8 | India | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 3314253 | 2628385 | 685868 |
| 9 | Jammu & Kashmir | Total | 2608668 | 2226958 | 381710 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | Illiterate | 1114174 | 863137 | 251037 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | Literate | 1494494 | 1363821 | 130673 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir | Literate but below matric/secondary | 651990 | 609864 | 42126 |
| 13 | Jammu & Kashmir | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 561547 | 522418 | 39129 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 4761 | 4383 | 378 |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 160478 | 134754 | 25724 |
| 16 | Jammu & Kashmir | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 34218 | 26968 | 7250 |
| 17 | Himachal Pradesh | Total | 1963882 | 1333361 | 630521 |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh | Illiterate | 524882 | 245809 | 279073 |
| 19 | Himachal Pradesh | Literate | 1439000 | 1087552 | 351448 |
| 20 | Himachal Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 776084 | 556532 | 219552 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 479507 | 391257 | 88250 |
| 22 | Himachal Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 24172 | 18197 | 5975 |
| 23 | Himachal Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 107383 | 86425 | 20958 |
| 24 | Himachal Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 20008 | 15222 | 4786 |
| 25 | Punjab | Total | 7835732 | 6426028 | 1409704 |
| 26 | Punjab | Illiterate | 2522580 | 1867617 | 654963 |
| 27 | Punjab | Literate | 5313152 | 4558411 | 754741 |
| 28 | Punjab | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2479746 | 2106619 | 373127 |
| 29 | Punjab | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2097557 | 1882925 | 214632 |
| 30 | Punjab | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 83207 | 57362 | 25845 |
| 31 | Punjab | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 469829 | 383769 | 86060 |
| 32 | Punjab | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 81059 | 53731 | 27328 |
| 33 | Chandigarh | Total | 328989 | 277050 | 51939 |
| 34 | Chandigarh | Illiterate | 61516 | 47736 | 13780 |
| 35 | Chandigarh | Literate | 267473 | 229314 | 38159 |
| 36 | Chandigarh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 84138 | 77936 | 6202 |
| 37 | Chandigarh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 89466 | 81571 | 7895 |
| 38 | Chandigarh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 5704 | 4273 | 1431 |
| 39 | Chandigarh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 71985 | 54175 | 17810 |
| 40 | Chandigarh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 12863 | 8673 | 4190 |
| 41 | Uttaranchal | Total | 2322347 | 1639242 | 683105 |
| 42 | Uttaranchal | Illiterate | 727507 | 348180 | 379327 |
| 43 | Uttaranchal | Literate | 1594840 | 1291062 | 303778 |
| 44 | Uttaranchal | Literate but below matric/secondary | 850970 | 653784 | 197186 |
| 45 | Uttaranchal | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 440934 | 387482 | 53452 |
| 46 | Uttaranchal | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 13526 | 11378 | 2148 |
| 47 | Uttaranchal | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 213386 | 178480 | 34906 |
| 48 | Uttaranchal | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 27083 | 22999 | 4084 |
| 49 | Haryana | Total | 6241324 | 4933004 | 1308320 |
| 50 | Haryana | Illiterate | 2027439 | 1229692 | 797747 |
| 51 | Haryana | Literate | 4213885 | 3703312 | 510573 |
| 52 | Haryana | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2103668 | 1822007 | 281661 |
| 53 | Haryana | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1486526 | 1367545 | 118981 |
| 54 | Haryana | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 71356 | 55226 | 16130 |
| 55 | Haryana | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 402013 | 344515 | 57498 |
| 56 | Haryana | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 75782 | 57951 | 17831 |
| 57 | Delhi | Total | 4317516 | 3794345 | 523171 |
| 58 | Delhi | Illiterate | 700368 | 552295 | 148073 |
| 59 | Delhi | Literate | 3617148 | 3242050 | 375098 |
| 60 | Delhi | Literate but below matric/secondary | 1251149 | 1176291 | 74858 |
| 61 | Delhi | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1239670 | 1163682 | 75988 |
| 62 | Delhi | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 29415 | 23524 | 5891 |
| 63 | Delhi | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 915381 | 739401 | 175980 |
| 64 | Delhi | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 138452 | 102575 | 35877 |
| 65 | Rajasthan | Total | 17436888 | 12841318 | 4595570 |
| 66 | Rajasthan | Illiterate | 7167599 | 3785537 | 3382062 |
| 67 | Rajasthan | Literate | 10269289 | 9055781 | 1213508 |
| 68 | Rajasthan | Literate but below matric/secondary | 6395746 | 5652290 | 743456 |
| 69 | Rajasthan | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2005420 | 1918864 | 86556 |
| 70 | Rajasthan | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 21494 | 18495 | 2999 |
| 71 | Rajasthan | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 799386 | 720896 | 78490 |
| 72 | Rajasthan | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 120179 | 103141 | 17038 |
| 73 | Uttar Pradesh | Total | 39337649 | 34338260 | 4999389 |
| 74 | Uttar Pradesh | Illiterate | 16240899 | 12562643 | 3678256 |
| 75 | Uttar Pradesh | Literate | 23096750 | 21775617 | 1321133 |
| 76 | Uttar Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 12456672 | 11765574 | 691098 |
| 77 | Uttar Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 6585795 | 6334529 | 251266 |
| 78 | Uttar Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 61955 | 56830 | 5125 |
| 79 | Uttar Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 2462245 | 2281124 | 181121 |
| 80 | Uttar Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 260031 | 232652 | 27379 |
| 81 | Bihar | Total | 21052875 | 17511018 | 3541857 |
| 82 | Bihar | Illiterate | 10919448 | 7922004 | 2997444 |
| 83 | Bihar | Literate | 10133427 | 9589014 | 544413 |
| 84 | Bihar | Literate but below matric/secondary | 5190888 | 4892283 | 298605 |
| 85 | Bihar | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2943096 | 2830518 | 112578 |
| 86 | Bihar | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 25930 | 24995 | 935 |
| 87 | Bihar | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1129477 | 1080268 | 49209 |
| 88 | Bihar | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 105944 | 98757 | 7187 |
| 89 | Sikkim | Total | 212904 | 146541 | 66363 |
| 90 | Sikkim | Illiterate | 72630 | 38875 | 33755 |
| 91 | Sikkim | Literate | 140274 | 107666 | 32608 |
| 92 | Sikkim | Literate but below matric/secondary | 92729 | 71392 | 21337 |
| 93 | Sikkim | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 31616 | 24005 | 7611 |
| 94 | Sikkim | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 551 | 492 | 59 |
| 95 | Sikkim | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 8959 | 6790 | 2169 |
| 96 | Sikkim | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 1450 | 1121 | 329 |
| 97 | Arunachal Pradesh | Total | 415007 | 267384 | 147623 |
| 98 | Arunachal Pradesh | Illiterate | 219869 | 107884 | 111985 |
| 99 | Arunachal Pradesh | Literate | 195138 | 159500 | 35638 |
| 100 | Arunachal Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 116188 | 92736 | 23452 |
| 101 | Arunachal Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 51714 | 44210 | 7504 |
| 102 | Arunachal Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2200 | 2085 | 115 |
| 103 | Arunachal Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 15878 | 13450 | 2428 |
| 104 | Arunachal Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 3522 | 3118 | 404 |
| 105 | Nagaland | Total | 703977 | 424811 | 279166 |
| 106 | Nagaland | Illiterate | 309717 | 153065 | 156652 |
| 107 | Nagaland | Literate | 394260 | 271746 | 122514 |
| 108 | Nagaland | Literate but below matric/secondary | 232791 | 152881 | 79910 |
| 109 | Nagaland | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 109332 | 81523 | 27809 |
| 110 | Nagaland | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1334 | 1141 | 193 |
| 111 | Nagaland | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 28747 | 21602 | 7145 |
| 112 | Nagaland | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 3962 | 3257 | 705 |
| 113 | Manipur | Total | 659364 | 430227 | 229137 |
| 114 | Manipur | Illiterate | 202745 | 91571 | 111174 |
| 115 | Manipur | Literate | 456619 | 338656 | 117963 |
| 116 | Manipur | Literate but below matric/secondary | 217636 | 159604 | 58032 |
| 117 | Manipur | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 133202 | 103169 | 30033 |
| 118 | Manipur | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1465 | 1186 | 279 |
| 119 | Manipur | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 76548 | 55285 | 21263 |
| 120 | Manipur | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 6956 | 5278 | 1678 |
| 121 | Mizoram | Total | 362450 | 225428 | 137022 |
| 122 | Mizoram | Illiterate | 39474 | 20609 | 18865 |
| 123 | Mizoram | Literate | 322976 | 204819 | 118157 |
| 124 | Mizoram | Literate but below matric/secondary | 251695 | 155864 | 95831 |
| 125 | Mizoram | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 42932 | 29372 | 13560 |
| 126 | Mizoram | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 834 | 682 | 152 |
| 127 | Mizoram | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 15802 | 11091 | 4711 |
| 128 | Mizoram | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 3212 | 2549 | 663 |
| 129 | Tripura | Total | 912292 | 742054 | 170238 |
| 130 | Tripura | Illiterate | 259890 | 167470 | 92420 |
| 131 | Tripura | Literate | 652402 | 574584 | 77818 |
| 132 | Tripura | Literate but below matric/secondary | 491607 | 435615 | 55992 |
| 133 | Tripura | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 88066 | 78675 | 9391 |
| 134 | Tripura | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1992 | 1906 | 86 |
| 135 | Tripura | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 51883 | 43358 | 8525 |
| 136 | Tripura | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 5649 | 4709 | 940 |
| 137 | Meghalaya | Total | 757011 | 485694 | 271317 |
| 138 | Meghalaya | Illiterate | 306004 | 176890 | 129114 |
| 139 | Meghalaya | Literate | 451007 | 308804 | 142203 |
| 140 | Meghalaya | Literate but below matric/secondary | 304459 | 205635 | 98824 |
| 141 | Meghalaya | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 84096 | 62147 | 21949 |
| 142 | Meghalaya | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1209 | 1054 | 155 |
| 143 | Meghalaya | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 28714 | 18912 | 9802 |
| 144 | Meghalaya | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 5073 | 3275 | 1798 |
| 145 | Assam | Total | 7114097 | 5849032 | 1265065 |
| 146 | Assam | Illiterate | 2636827 | 1891040 | 745787 |
| 147 | Assam | Literate | 4477270 | 3957992 | 519278 |
| 148 | Assam | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2709399 | 2426601 | 282798 |
| 149 | Assam | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1207882 | 1059784 | 148098 |
| 150 | Assam | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 15017 | 13974 | 1043 |
| 151 | Assam | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 354529 | 299401 | 55128 |
| 152 | Assam | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 43368 | 36407 | 6961 |
| 153 | West Bengal | Total | 23023583 | 19494971 | 3528612 |
| 154 | West Bengal | Illiterate | 7222973 | 5166635 | 2056338 |
| 155 | West Bengal | Literate | 15800610 | 14328336 | 1472274 |
| 156 | West Bengal | Literate but below matric/secondary | 10701706 | 9733902 | 967804 |
| 157 | West Bengal | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2839819 | 2627438 | 212381 |
| 158 | West Bengal | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 64997 | 61238 | 3759 |
| 159 | West Bengal | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1622574 | 1428673 | 193901 |
| 160 | West Bengal | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 165355 | 135544 | 29811 |
| 161 | Jharkhand | Total | 6446782 | 5134067 | 1312715 |
| 162 | Jharkhand | Illiterate | 2960410 | 1921797 | 1038613 |
| 163 | Jharkhand | Literate | 3486372 | 3212270 | 274102 |
| 164 | Jharkhand | Literate but below matric/secondary | 1959844 | 1796681 | 163163 |
| 165 | Jharkhand | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 961693 | 903681 | 58012 |
| 166 | Jharkhand | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 13064 | 12324 | 740 |
| 167 | Jharkhand | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 383520 | 353996 | 29524 |
| 168 | Jharkhand | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 48252 | 41484 | 6768 |
| 169 | Orissa | Total | 9589269 | 8004740 | 1584529 |
| 170 | Orissa | Illiterate | 3346157 | 2229878 | 1116279 |
| 171 | Orissa | Literate | 6243112 | 5774862 | 468250 |
| 172 | Orissa | Literate but below matric/secondary | 4090028 | 3800460 | 289568 |
| 173 | Orissa | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1252635 | 1178901 | 73734 |
| 174 | Orissa | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 93790 | 76531 | 17259 |
| 175 | Orissa | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 500854 | 453253 | 47601 |
| 176 | Orissa | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 105441 | 89824 | 15617 |
| 177 | Chhattisgarh | Total | 7054595 | 4742935 | 2311660 |
| 178 | Chhattisgarh | Illiterate | 2718952 | 1298257 | 1420695 |
| 179 | Chhattisgarh | Literate | 4335643 | 3444678 | 890965 |
| 180 | Chhattisgarh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2790991 | 2202378 | 588613 |
| 181 | Chhattisgarh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 730897 | 669034 | 61863 |
| 182 | Chhattisgarh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 21475 | 20442 | 1033 |
| 183 | Chhattisgarh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 313460 | 275785 | 37675 |
| 184 | Chhattisgarh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 32145 | 27454 | 4691 |
| 185 | Madhya Pradesh | Total | 19102572 | 14056279 | 5046293 |
| 186 | Madhya Pradesh | Illiterate | 7384200 | 3953249 | 3430951 |
| 187 | Madhya Pradesh | Literate | 11718372 | 10103030 | 1615342 |
| 188 | Madhya Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 7459450 | 6426955 | 1032495 |
| 189 | Madhya Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2182978 | 2030077 | 152901 |
| 190 | Madhya Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 48112 | 45664 | 2448 |
| 191 | Madhya Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1060872 | 931849 | 129023 |
| 192 | Madhya Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 112812 | 94895 | 17917 |
| 193 | Gujarat | Total | 17025074 | 13480566 | 3544508 |
| 194 | Gujarat | Illiterate | 5304956 | 3161853 | 2143103 |
| 195 | Gujarat | Literate | 11720118 | 10318713 | 1401405 |
| 196 | Gujarat | Literate but below matric/secondary | 7013724 | 6093135 | 920589 |
| 197 | Gujarat | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3167521 | 2923611 | 243910 |
| 198 | Gujarat | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 282601 | 211064 | 71537 |
| 199 | Gujarat | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 925694 | 820637 | 105057 |
| 200 | Gujarat | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 181222 | 153840 | 27382 |
| 201 | Daman & Diu | Total | 67522 | 58874 | 8648 |
| 202 | Daman & Diu | Illiterate | 12727 | 8604 | 4123 |
| 203 | Daman & Diu | Literate | 54795 | 50270 | 4525 |
| 204 | Daman & Diu | Literate but below matric/secondary | 30006 | 27119 | 2887 |
| 205 | Daman & Diu | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 18771 | 17820 | 951 |
| 206 | Daman & Diu | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1215 | 1015 | 200 |
| 207 | Daman & Diu | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 3611 | 3291 | 320 |
| 208 | Daman & Diu | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 918 | 787 | 131 |
| 209 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Total | 96184 | 71156 | 25028 |
| 210 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Illiterate | 42674 | 22297 | 20377 |
| 211 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Literate | 53510 | 48859 | 4651 |
| 212 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Literate but below matric/secondary | 27066 | 24300 | 2766 |
| 213 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 17709 | 16802 | 907 |
| 214 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2039 | 1791 | 248 |
| 215 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 4556 | 4175 | 381 |
| 216 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 1252 | 1048 | 204 |
| 217 | Maharashtra | Total | 34748053 | 24416295 | 10331758 |
| 218 | Maharashtra | Illiterate | 9405231 | 4120405 | 5284826 |
| 219 | Maharashtra | Literate | 25342822 | 20295890 | 5046932 |
| 220 | Maharashtra | Literate but below matric/secondary | 14160704 | 10685942 | 3474762 |
| 221 | Maharashtra | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 7124797 | 6344591 | 780206 |
| 222 | Maharashtra | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 286826 | 266013 | 20813 |
| 223 | Maharashtra | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 2401893 | 1982810 | 419083 |
| 224 | Maharashtra | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 633438 | 484951 | 148487 |
| 225 | Andhra Pradesh | Total | 29040873 | 19455492 | 9585381 |
| 226 | Andhra Pradesh | Illiterate | 14089409 | 7210438 | 6878971 |
| 227 | Andhra Pradesh | Literate | 14951464 | 12245054 | 2706410 |
| 228 | Andhra Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 8345457 | 6525154 | 1820303 |
| 229 | Andhra Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3836077 | 3451038 | 385039 |
| 230 | Andhra Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 231211 | 216414 | 14797 |
| 231 | Andhra Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1369599 | 1189791 | 179808 |
| 232 | Andhra Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 316505 | 259830 | 56675 |
| 233 | Karnataka | Total | 19364759 | 13896845 | 5467914 |
| 234 | Karnataka | Illiterate | 7399541 | 4081362 | 3318179 |
| 235 | Karnataka | Literate | 11965218 | 9815483 | 2149735 |
| 236 | Karnataka | Literate but below matric/secondary | 6653438 | 5290141 | 1363297 |
| 237 | Karnataka | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3361862 | 2924347 | 437515 |
| 238 | Karnataka | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 263056 | 216346 | 46710 |
| 239 | Karnataka | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1063197 | 899363 | 163834 |
| 240 | Karnataka | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 325704 | 260754 | 64950 |
| 241 | Goa | Total | 425305 | 326993 | 98312 |
| 242 | Goa | Illiterate | 71640 | 41008 | 30632 |
| 243 | Goa | Literate | 353665 | 285985 | 67680 |
| 244 | Goa | Literate but below matric/secondary | 147892 | 123412 | 24480 |
| 245 | Goa | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 128463 | 106242 | 22221 |
| 246 | Goa | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 9071 | 8024 | 1047 |
| 247 | Goa | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 48092 | 33604 | 14488 |
| 248 | Goa | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 12793 | 8921 | 3872 |
| 249 | Lakshadweep | Total | 11710 | 10288 | 1422 |
| 250 | Lakshadweep | Illiterate | 592 | 498 | 94 |
| 251 | Lakshadweep | Literate | 11118 | 9790 | 1328 |
| 252 | Lakshadweep | Literate but below matric/secondary | 6344 | 5791 | 553 |
| 253 | Lakshadweep | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2839 | 2380 | 459 |
| 254 | Lakshadweep | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 524 | 402 | 122 |
| 255 | Lakshadweep | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 461 | 410 | 51 |
| 256 | Lakshadweep | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 289 | 250 | 39 |
| 257 | Kerala | Total | 8236973 | 6460693 | 1776280 |
| 258 | Kerala | Illiterate | 618253 | 323983 | 294270 |
| 259 | Kerala | Literate | 7618720 | 6136710 | 1482010 |
| 260 | Kerala | Literate but below matric/secondary | 4689911 | 3850918 | 838993 |
| 261 | Kerala | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1845211 | 1545645 | 299566 |
| 262 | Kerala | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 292859 | 203859 | 89000 |
| 263 | Kerala | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 549500 | 388230 | 161270 |
| 264 | Kerala | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 145847 | 78922 | 66925 |
| 265 | Tamil Nadu | Total | 23757783 | 16303310 | 7454473 |
| 266 | Tamil Nadu | Illiterate | 7216680 | 3346318 | 3870362 |
| 267 | Tamil Nadu | Literate | 16541103 | 12956992 | 3584111 |
| 268 | Tamil Nadu | Literate but below matric/secondary | 8995421 | 6829285 | 2166136 |
| 269 | Tamil Nadu | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3765061 | 3165961 | 599100 |
| 270 | Tamil Nadu | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 244198 | 226053 | 18145 |
| 271 | Tamil Nadu | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 997038 | 804194 | 192844 |
| 272 | Tamil Nadu | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 271811 | 198906 | 72905 |
| 273 | Pondicherry | Total | 317367 | 245205 | 72162 |
| 274 | Pondicherry | Illiterate | 60355 | 30705 | 29650 |
| 275 | Pondicherry | Literate | 257012 | 214500 | 42512 |
| 276 | Pondicherry | Literate but below matric/secondary | 125842 | 104243 | 21599 |
| 277 | Pondicherry | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 75946 | 65917 | 10029 |
| 278 | Pondicherry | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 8896 | 7721 | 1175 |
| 279 | Pondicherry | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 32006 | 25718 | 6288 |
| 280 | Pondicherry | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 9276 | 6976 | 2300 |
| 281 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Total | 113607 | 97349 | 16258 |
| 282 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Illiterate | 19920 | 15644 | 4276 |
| 283 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Literate | 93687 | 81705 | 11982 |
| 284 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Literate but below matric/secondary | 56257 | 51216 | 5041 |
| 285 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 24739 | 20987 | 3752 |
| 286 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1919 | 1469 | 450 |
| 287 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 7378 | 5556 | 1822 |
| 288 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 2382 | 1616 | 766 |