| Woman (15-44 yrs.), by educational level | ||||||||||||||
| S.No | State | Females in he age group 15-44 | Illiterate | Literate | Literate without educational level | Below primary | Primary | Middle | Matric/Secondary | Higher secondary/Intermediate/Pre-University/Senior secondary | Non-technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | Graduate & above | Unclassified |
| 1 | India | 228890796 | 101028401 | 127862395 | 5716541 | 16600189 | 32461145 | 24833811 | 24892678 | 12261578 | 98745 | 568119 | 10411118 | 18471 |
| 2 | Jammu & Kashmir | 2216782 | 1241737 | 975045 | 61558 | 29945 | 152394 | 277675 | 252610 | 109145 | 165 | 1083 | 90354 | 116 |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 1442361 | 341447 | 1100914 | 16541 | 71553 | 297991 | 237080 | 285260 | 114930 | 2539 | 6948 | 67906 | 166 |
| 3 | Punjab | 5559230 | 1722659 | 3836571 | 59221 | 134498 | 913122 | 749613 | 1126397 | 457633 | 7374 | 24713 | 363100 | 900 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 209185 | 49043 | 160142 | 1529 | 4010 | 21702 | 22871 | 36668 | 25610 | 381 | 1651 | 45538 | 182 |
| 5 | Uttaranchal | 1895428 | 696933 | 1198495 | 28475 | 82746 | 288267 | 280283 | 200522 | 163258 | 341 | 2417 | 151878 | 308 |
| 6 | Haryana | 4605661 | 1968190 | 2637471 | 43835 | 143050 | 734006 | 564016 | 623298 | 263602 | 7255 | 14908 | 243094 | 407 |
| 7 | Delhi | 3184446 | 793802 | 2390644 | 25016 | 86173 | 394493 | 425222 | 506637 | 362727 | 1758 | 8411 | 579918 | 289 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 11703489 | 6617892 | 5085597 | 664539 | 1001637 | 1296026 | 855120 | 641896 | 282315 | 1220 | 4775 | 338064 | 5 |
| 9 | Uttar Pradesh | 33157087 | 19599104 | 13557983 | 737742 | 997537 | 3456074 | 3213987 | 2322699 | 1619359 | 6768 | 8213 | 1192470 | 3134 |
| 10 | Bihar | 16595472 | 11119257 | 5476215 | 372381 | 599631 | 1656310 | 897264 | 1191163 | 417084 | 4132 | 6194 | 329056 | 3000 |
| 11 | Sikkim | 124416 | 43293 | 81123 | 1477 | 14775 | 24006 | 17305 | 12911 | 6398 | 7 | 89 | 4151 | 4 |
| 12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 233106 | 123628 | 109478 | 2417 | 16997 | 30717 | 24344 | 18989 | 9718 | 14 | 219 | 6058 | 5 |
| 13 | Nagaland | 467143 | 160149 | 306994 | 8903 | 26607 | 76676 | 77560 | 66906 | 32604 | 102 | 246 | 17317 | 73 |
| 14 | Manipur | 538546 | 170191 | 368355 | 10216 | 21556 | 58990 | 97629 | 79652 | 51813 | 24 | 471 | 47902 | 102 |
| 15 | Mizoram | 210030 | 19871 | 190159 | 4289 | 40662 | 52100 | 51145 | 23559 | 9942 | 8 | 193 | 8254 | 7 |
| 16 | Tripura | 756131 | 238287 | 517844 | 7672 | 104756 | 176360 | 134396 | 52877 | 14418 | 13 | 228 | 27092 | 32 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 513810 | 181911 | 331899 | 12994 | 95270 | 77531 | 56480 | 49721 | 21446 | 11 | 227 | 18187 | 32 |
| 18 | Assam | 6066292 | 2620522 | 3445770 | 71206 | 549216 | 645336 | 854461 | 875994 | 264607 | 197 | 1999 | 182619 | 135 |
| 19 | West Bengal | 18560796 | 7177490 | 11383306 | 226659 | 2679862 | 2941204 | 2552326 | 1532335 | 656877 | 677 | 6115 | 784236 | 3015 |
| 20 | Jharkhand | 5710677 | 3534936 | 2175741 | 66994 | 269570 | 567782 | 425384 | 466679 | 200059 | 1031 | 1165 | 176725 | 352 |
| 21 | Orissa | 8589378 | 3976171 | 4613207 | 86813 | 820143 | 1359713 | 778504 | 894445 | 348680 | 1287 | 24940 | 298677 | 5 |
| 22 | Chhattisgarh | 4601791 | 2115549 | 2486242 | 293075 | 467798 | 662647 | 476133 | 272894 | 158827 | 541 | 2844 | 151219 | 264 |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh | 12713573 | 6244161 | 6469412 | 545362 | 1140290 | 1721721 | 1227571 | 782325 | 525191 | 1014 | 5799 | 517848 | 2291 |
| 24 | Gujarat | 11885652 | 4755189 | 7130463 | 69664 | 1071767 | 1936849 | 1166317 | 1374122 | 834687 | 3370 | 80320 | 590816 | 2551 |
| 25 | Daman & Diu | 33422 | 10364 | 23058 | 90 | 2501 | 5998 | 5238 | 3721 | 3658 | 12 | 244 | 1593 | 3 |
| 26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 47048 | 28726 | 18322 | 237 | 2321 | 4079 | 3265 | 3287 | 2536 | 24 | 349 | 2219 | 5 |
| 27 | Maharashtra | 21960338 | 6117895 | 15842443 | 367152 | 2370046 | 3869136 | 2836493 | 3316911 | 1587263 | 3875 | 49083 | 1442406 | 78 |
| 28 | Andhra Pradesh | 18247257 | 8994103 | 9253154 | 435672 | 1242646 | 2925877 | 925233 | 1940404 | 1021030 | 8503 | 37311 | 715742 | 736 |
| 29 | Karnataka | 12564070 | 5165069 | 7399001 | 137115 | 957625 | 1948221 | 1094383 | 1849015 | 707002 | 13112 | 76427 | 616091 | 10 |
| 30 | Goa | 340328 | 57117 | 283211 | 3859 | 27511 | 43468 | 51071 | 57905 | 60070 | 158 | 1862 | 37305 | 2 |
| 31 | Lakshadweep | 14033 | 1227 | 12806 | 502 | 2417 | 3652 | 3834 | 1890 | 136 | 46 | 150 | 179 | 0 |
| 32 | Kerala | 8165852 | 423137 | 7742715 | 63733 | 590039 | 1270748 | 2219874 | 1955218 | 836233 | 24686 | 145059 | 637053 | 72 |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu | 15636017 | 4653213 | 10982804 | 1286350 | 915472 | 2783548 | 2163435 | 2016211 | 1061366 | 7802 | 50161 | 698274 | 185 |
| 34 | Pondicherry | 254683 | 48906 | 205777 | 2771 | 12420 | 47352 | 48946 | 45191 | 23958 | 279 | 2597 | 22261 | 2 |
| 35 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 87266 | 17232 | 70034 | 482 | 7142 | 17049 | 19353 | 12366 | 7396 | 19 | 708 | 5516 | 3 |