| Educational level | |||||
| S No. | State / UT | Educational level | Population | ||
| Persons | Males | Females | |||
| 1 | India | Total | 1,028,610,328 | 532,156,772 | 496,453,556 |
| 2 | India | Illiterate | 467,922,531 | 195,623,056 | 272,299,475 |
| 3 | India | Literate | 560,687,797 | 336,533,716 | 224,154,081 |
| 4 | India | Literate but below matric/secondary | 381,798,166 | 220,614,002 | 161,184,164 |
| 5 | India | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 117,432,082 | 76,056,459 | 41,375,623 |
| 6 | India | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 3,666,680 | 2,900,839 | 765,841 |
| 7 | India | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 32,615,751 | 21,891,181 | 10,724,570 |
| 8 | India | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 5,054,396 | 3,642,127 | 1,412,269 |
| 9 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Total | 356,152 | 192,972 | 163,180 |
| 10 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Illiterate | 103,017 | 46,141 | 56,876 |
| 11 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Literate | 253,135 | 146,831 | 106,304 |
| 12 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Literate but below matric/secondary | 180,348 | 103,087 | 77,261 |
| 13 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 53,251 | 31,745 | 21,506 |
| 14 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2,647 | 1,857 | 790 |
| 15 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 11,917 | 7,034 | 4,883 |
| 16 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 2,986 | 1,871 | 1,115 |
| 17 | Andhra Pradesh | Total | 76,210,007 | 38,527,413 | 37,682,594 |
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh | Illiterate | 36,275,684 | 15,082,625 | 21,193,059 |
| 19 | Andhra Pradesh | Literate | 39,934,323 | 23,444,788 | 16,489,535 |
| 20 | Andhra Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 26,259,553 | 14,465,192 | 11,794,361 |
| 21 | Andhra Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 8,964,225 | 5,759,354 | 3,204,871 |
| 22 | Andhra Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 389,404 | 346,447 | 42,957 |
| 23 | Andhra Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 2,294,814 | 1,622,606 | 672,208 |
| 24 | Andhra Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 531,549 | 410,343 | 121,206 |
| 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | Total | 1,097,968 | 579,941 | 518,027 |
| 26 | Arunachal Pradesh | Illiterate | 613,183 | 276,660 | 336,523 |
| 27 | Arunachal Pradesh | Literate | 484,785 | 303,281 | 181,504 |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 352,845 | 211,602 | 141,243 |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 93,940 | 64,163 | 29,777 |
| 30 | Arunachal Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2,573 | 2,342 | 231 |
| 31 | Arunachal Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 21,877 | 16,022 | 5,855 |
| 32 | Arunachal Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 4,170 | 3,511 | 659 |
| 33 | Assam | Total | 26,655,528 | 13,777,037 | 12,878,491 |
| 34 | Assam | Illiterate | 12,640,174 | 5,588,340 | 7,051,834 |
| 35 | Assam | Literate | 14,015,354 | 8,188,697 | 5,826,657 |
| 36 | Assam | Literate but below matric/secondary | 9,871,770 | 5,595,896 | 4,275,874 |
| 37 | Assam | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3,138,040 | 1,909,202 | 1,228,838 |
| 38 | Assam | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 21,732 | 19,493 | 2,239 |
| 39 | Assam | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 616,934 | 426,474 | 190,460 |
| 40 | Assam | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 61,953 | 47,328 | 14,625 |
| 41 | Bihar | Total | 82,998,509 | 43,243,795 | 39,754,714 |
| 42 | Bihar | Illiterate | 51,888,932 | 22,599,419 | 29,289,513 |
| 43 | Bihar | Literate | 31,109,577 | 20,644,376 | 10,465,201 |
| 44 | Bihar | Literate but below matric/secondary | 20,615,264 | 12,897,205 | 7,718,059 |
| 45 | Bihar | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 6,602,642 | 4,845,288 | 1,757,354 |
| 46 | Bihar | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 48,532 | 40,458 | 8,074 |
| 47 | Bihar | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,939,028 | 1,593,165 | 345,863 |
| 48 | Bihar | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 170,387 | 144,486 | 25,901 |
| 49 | Chandigarh | Total | 900,635 | 506,938 | 393,697 |
| 50 | Chandigarh | Illiterate | 257,390 | 124,252 | 133,138 |
| 51 | Chandigarh | Literate | 643,245 | 382,686 | 260,559 |
| 52 | Chandigarh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 293,978 | 172,809 | 121,169 |
| 53 | Chandigarh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 195,548 | 121,089 | 74,459 |
| 54 | Chandigarh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 8,854 | 5,966 | 2,888 |
| 55 | Chandigarh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 117,802 | 67,357 | 50,445 |
| 56 | Chandigarh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 20,639 | 11,763 | 8,876 |
| 57 | Chhattisgarh | Total | 20,833,803 | 10,474,218 | 10,359,585 |
| 58 | Chhattisgarh | Illiterate | 9,660,654 | 3,762,823 | 5,897,831 |
| 59 | Chhattisgarh | Literate | 11,173,149 | 6,711,395 | 4,461,754 |
| 60 | Chhattisgarh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 8,293,231 | 4,849,108 | 3,444,123 |
| 61 | Chhattisgarh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1,575,942 | 1,105,052 | 470,890 |
| 62 | Chhattisgarh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 36,806 | 33,473 | 3,333 |
| 63 | Chhattisgarh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 528,509 | 371,326 | 157,183 |
| 64 | Chhattisgarh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 48,212 | 37,270 | 10,942 |
| 65 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Total | 220,490 | 121,666 | 98,824 |
| 66 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Illiterate | 116,586 | 49,517 | 67,069 |
| 67 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Literate | 103,904 | 72,149 | 31,755 |
| 68 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Literate but below matric/secondary | 66,593 | 44,232 | 22,361 |
| 69 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 25,625 | 19,385 | 6,240 |
| 70 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2,544 | 2,094 | 450 |
| 71 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 6,371 | 4,398 | 1,973 |
| 72 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 1,525 | 1,147 | 378 |
| 73 | Daman & Diu | Total | 158,204 | 92,512 | 65,692 |
| 74 | Daman & Diu | Illiterate | 50,604 | 21,520 | 29,084 |
| 75 | Daman & Diu | Literate | 107,600 | 70,992 | 36,608 |
| 76 | Daman & Diu | Literate but below matric/secondary | 69,437 | 42,900 | 26,537 |
| 77 | Daman & Diu | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 29,887 | 22,034 | 7,853 |
| 78 | Daman & Diu | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1,608 | 1,270 | 338 |
| 79 | Daman & Diu | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 5,064 | 3,604 | 1,460 |
| 80 | Daman & Diu | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 1,145 | 870 | 275 |
| 81 | Delhi | Total | 13,850,507 | 7,607,234 | 6,243,273 |
| 82 | Delhi | Illiterate | 4,185,743 | 1,906,387 | 2,279,356 |
| 83 | Delhi | Literate | 9,664,764 | 5,700,847 | 3,963,917 |
| 84 | Delhi | Literate but below matric/secondary | 5,034,069 | 2,875,855 | 2,158,214 |
| 85 | Delhi | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2,727,766 | 1,701,843 | 1,025,923 |
| 86 | Delhi | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 42,848 | 31,481 | 11,367 |
| 87 | Delhi | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,557,689 | 904,414 | 653,275 |
| 88 | Delhi | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 204,226 | 131,343 | 72,883 |
| 89 | Goa | Total | 1,347,668 | 687,248 | 660,420 |
| 90 | Goa | Illiterate | 362,106 | 146,216 | 215,890 |
| 91 | Goa | Literate | 985,562 | 541,032 | 444,530 |
| 92 | Goa | Literate but below matric/secondary | 541,833 | 289,952 | 251,881 |
| 93 | Goa | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 313,340 | 175,602 | 137,738 |
| 94 | Goa | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 14,075 | 11,713 | 2,362 |
| 95 | Goa | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 80,698 | 42,802 | 37,896 |
| 96 | Goa | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 17,599 | 11,164 | 6,435 |
| 97 | Gujarat | Total | 50,671,017 | 26,385,577 | 24,285,440 |
| 98 | Gujarat | Illiterate | 20,843,267 | 8,552,304 | 12,290,963 |
| 99 | Gujarat | Literate | 29,827,750 | 17,833,273 | 11,994,477 |
| 100 | Gujarat | Literate but below matric/secondary | 20,584,501 | 11,966,970 | 8,617,531 |
| 101 | Gujarat | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 6,662,153 | 4,203,945 | 2,458,208 |
| 102 | Gujarat | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 407,351 | 293,339 | 114,012 |
| 103 | Gujarat | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,624,018 | 1,000,385 | 623,633 |
| 104 | Gujarat | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 251,723 | 192,030 | 59,693 |
| 105 | Haryana | Total | 21,144,564 | 11,363,953 | 9,780,611 |
| 106 | Haryana | Illiterate | 9,050,887 | 3,883,744 | 5,167,143 |
| 107 | Haryana | Literate | 12,093,677 | 7,480,209 | 4,613,468 |
| 108 | Haryana | Literate but below matric/secondary | 7,932,398 | 4,671,057 | 3,261,341 |
| 109 | Haryana | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3,087,551 | 2,122,145 | 965,406 |
| 110 | Haryana | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 103,467 | 76,712 | 26,755 |
| 111 | Haryana | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 683,015 | 440,935 | 242,080 |
| 112 | Haryana | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 115,674 | 75,244 | 40,430 |
| 113 | Himachal Pradesh | Total | 6,077,900 | 3,087,940 | 2,989,960 |
| 114 | Himachal Pradesh | Illiterate | 2,036,279 | 809,554 | 1,226,725 |
| 115 | Himachal Pradesh | Literate | 4,041,621 | 2,278,386 | 1,763,235 |
| 116 | Himachal Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2,617,541 | 1,395,085 | 1,222,456 |
| 117 | Himachal Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1,108,739 | 683,462 | 425,277 |
| 118 | Himachal Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 34,456 | 24,401 | 10,055 |
| 119 | Himachal Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 191,242 | 123,953 | 67,289 |
| 120 | Himachal Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 29,528 | 20,443 | 9,085 |
| 121 | Jammu & Kashmir | Total | 10,143,700 | 5,360,926 | 4,782,774 |
| 122 | Jammu & Kashmir | Illiterate | 5,336,414 | 2,300,298 | 3,036,116 |
| 123 | Jammu & Kashmir | Literate | 4,807,286 | 3,060,628 | 1,746,658 |
| 124 | Jammu & Kashmir | Literate but below matric/secondary | 2,966,236 | 1,824,941 | 1,141,295 |
| 125 | Jammu & Kashmir | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1,254,300 | 864,845 | 389,455 |
| 126 | Jammu & Kashmir | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 7,493 | 6,317 | 1,176 |
| 127 | Jammu & Kashmir | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 280,347 | 191,896 | 88,451 |
| 128 | Jammu & Kashmir | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 51,201 | 36,753 | 14,448 |
| 129 | Jharkhand | Total | 26,945,829 | 13,885,037 | 13,060,792 |
| 130 | Jharkhand | Illiterate | 15,168,628 | 6,238,180 | 8,930,448 |
| 131 | Jharkhand | Literate | 11,777,201 | 7,646,857 | 4,130,344 |
| 132 | Jharkhand | Literate but below matric/secondary | 8,141,510 | 5,068,142 | 3,073,368 |
| 133 | Jharkhand | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 2,489,168 | 1,752,503 | 736,665 |
| 134 | Jharkhand | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 19,614 | 18,092 | 1,522 |
| 135 | Jharkhand | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 736,668 | 550,541 | 186,127 |
| 136 | Jharkhand | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 72,010 | 57,151 | 14,859 |
| 137 | Karnataka | Total | 52,850,562 | 26,898,918 | 25,951,644 |
| 138 | Karnataka | Illiterate | 22,415,600 | 9,237,707 | 13,177,893 |
| 139 | Karnataka | Literate | 30,434,962 | 17,661,211 | 12,773,751 |
| 140 | Karnataka | Literate but below matric/secondary | 19,961,362 | 11,051,687 | 8,909,675 |
| 141 | Karnataka | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 7,291,110 | 4,440,525 | 2,850,585 |
| 142 | Karnataka | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 416,951 | 327,689 | 89,262 |
| 143 | Karnataka | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,731,471 | 1,153,181 | 578,290 |
| 144 | Karnataka | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 495,488 | 369,195 | 126,293 |
| 145 | Kerala | Total | 31,841,374 | 15,468,614 | 16,372,760 |
| 146 | Kerala | Illiterate | 6,355,686 | 2,715,012 | 3,640,674 |
| 147 | Kerala | Literate | 25,485,688 | 12,753,602 | 12,732,086 |
| 148 | Kerala | Literate but below matric/secondary | 17,021,239 | 8,595,093 | 8,426,146 |
| 149 | Kerala | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 6,147,040 | 2,946,008 | 3,201,032 |
| 150 | Kerala | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 588,404 | 375,193 | 213,211 |
| 151 | Kerala | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,198,024 | 579,437 | 618,587 |
| 152 | Kerala | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 245,025 | 120,404 | 124,621 |
| 153 | Lakshadweep | Total | 60,650 | 31,131 | 29,519 |
| 154 | Lakshadweep | Illiterate | 15,967 | 6,620 | 9,347 |
| 155 | Lakshadweep | Literate | 44,683 | 24,511 | 20,172 |
| 156 | Lakshadweep | Literate but below matric/secondary | 34,514 | 18,242 | 16,272 |
| 157 | Lakshadweep | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 6,035 | 3,854 | 2,181 |
| 158 | Lakshadweep | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 683 | 510 | 173 |
| 159 | Lakshadweep | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 618 | 476 | 142 |
| 160 | Lakshadweep | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 341 | 283 | 58 |
| 161 | Madhya Pradesh | Total | 60,348,023 | 31,443,652 | 28,904,371 |
| 162 | Madhya Pradesh | Illiterate | 28,755,460 | 11,771,378 | 16,984,082 |
| 163 | Madhya Pradesh | Literate | 31,592,563 | 19,672,274 | 11,920,289 |
| 164 | Madhya Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 23,358,667 | 14,221,825 | 9,136,842 |
| 165 | Madhya Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 4,756,119 | 3,306,107 | 1,450,012 |
| 166 | Madhya Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 69,071 | 62,109 | 6,962 |
| 167 | Madhya Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,763,101 | 1,205,044 | 558,057 |
| 168 | Madhya Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 167,948 | 126,167 | 41,781 |
| 169 | Maharashtra | Total | 96,878,627 | 50,400,596 | 46,478,031 |
| 170 | Maharashtra | Illiterate | 32,912,684 | 13,215,633 | 19,697,051 |
| 171 | Maharashtra | Literate | 63,965,943 | 37,184,963 | 26,780,980 |
| 172 | Maharashtra | Literate but below matric/secondary | 41,885,861 | 22,950,747 | 18,935,114 |
| 173 | Maharashtra | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 15,467,274 | 9,935,475 | 5,531,799 |
| 174 | Maharashtra | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 464,379 | 403,659 | 60,720 |
| 175 | Maharashtra | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 3,996,288 | 2,549,041 | 1,447,247 |
| 176 | Maharashtra | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 890,059 | 626,917 | 263,142 |
| 177 | Manipur | Total | 2,166,788 | 1,095,634 | 1,071,154 |
| 178 | Manipur | Illiterate | 856,254 | 342,168 | 514,086 |
| 179 | Manipur | Literate | 1,310,534 | 753,466 | 557,068 |
| 180 | Manipur | Literate but below matric/secondary | 776,209 | 431,905 | 344,304 |
| 181 | Manipur | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 347,903 | 206,358 | 141,545 |
| 182 | Manipur | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 2,278 | 1,727 | 551 |
| 183 | Manipur | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 135,706 | 84,161 | 51,545 |
| 184 | Manipur | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 10,600 | 7,714 | 2,886 |
| 185 | Meghalaya | Total | 2,318,822 | 1,176,087 | 1,142,735 |
| 186 | Meghalaya | Illiterate | 1,160,947 | 561,815 | 599,132 |
| 187 | Meghalaya | Literate | 1,157,875 | 614,272 | 543,603 |
| 188 | Meghalaya | Literate but below matric/secondary | 876,970 | 453,514 | 423,456 |
| 189 | Meghalaya | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 182,846 | 104,722 | 78,124 |
| 190 | Meghalaya | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1,549 | 1,285 | 264 |
| 191 | Meghalaya | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 45,074 | 25,697 | 19,377 |
| 192 | Meghalaya | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 6,568 | 4,010 | 2,558 |
| 193 | Mizoram | Total | 888,573 | 459,109 | 429,464 |
| 194 | Mizoram | Illiterate | 227,128 | 109,004 | 118,124 |
| 195 | Mizoram | Literate | 661,445 | 350,105 | 311,340 |
| 196 | Mizoram | Literate but below matric/secondary | 536,524 | 277,819 | 258,705 |
| 197 | Mizoram | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 82,551 | 46,811 | 35,740 |
| 198 | Mizoram | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1,063 | 834 | 229 |
| 199 | Mizoram | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 22,721 | 14,709 | 8,012 |
| 200 | Mizoram | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 3,698 | 2,876 | 822 |
| 201 | Nagaland | Total | 1,990,036 | 1,047,141 | 942,895 |
| 202 | Nagaland | Illiterate | 857,713 | 406,940 | 450,773 |
| 203 | Nagaland | Literate | 1,132,323 | 640,201 | 492,122 |
| 204 | Nagaland | Literate but below matric/secondary | 769,955 | 418,297 | 351,658 |
| 205 | Nagaland | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 270,393 | 163,234 | 107,159 |
| 206 | Nagaland | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 1,779 | 1,484 | 295 |
| 207 | Nagaland | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 51,957 | 34,683 | 17,274 |
| 208 | Nagaland | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 5,554 | 4,219 | 1,335 |
| 209 | Orissa | Total | 36,804,660 | 18,660,570 | 18,144,090 |
| 210 | Orissa | Illiterate | 16,967,605 | 6,668,237 | 10,299,368 |
| 211 | Orissa | Literate | 19,837,055 | 11,992,333 | 7,844,722 |
| 212 | Orissa | Literate but below matric/secondary | 14,430,511 | 8,392,578 | 6,037,933 |
| 213 | Orissa | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 3,647,040 | 2,337,148 | 1,309,892 |
| 214 | Orissa | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 145,863 | 116,593 | 29,270 |
| 215 | Orissa | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,026,258 | 741,829 | 284,429 |
| 216 | Orissa | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 159,382 | 124,881 | 34,501 |
| 217 | Pondicherry | Total | 974,345 | 486,961 | 487,384 |
| 218 | Pondicherry | Illiterate | 277,978 | 108,203 | 169,775 |
| 219 | Pondicherry | Literate | 696,367 | 378,758 | 317,609 |
| 220 | Pondicherry | Literate but below matric/secondary | 421,281 | 214,234 | 207,047 |
| 221 | Pondicherry | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 181,597 | 103,336 | 78,261 |
| 222 | Pondicherry | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 14,451 | 11,628 | 2,823 |
| 223 | Pondicherry | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 53,439 | 33,288 | 20,151 |
| 224 | Pondicherry | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 14,925 | 10,231 | 4,694 |
| 225 | Punjab | Total | 24,358,999 | 12,985,045 | 11,373,954 |
| 226 | Punjab | Illiterate | 9,602,029 | 4,542,752 | 5,059,277 |
| 227 | Punjab | Literate | 14,756,970 | 8,442,293 | 6,314,677 |
| 228 | Punjab | Literate but below matric/secondary | 8,989,011 | 5,016,017 | 3,972,994 |
| 229 | Punjab | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 4,422,768 | 2,676,117 | 1,746,651 |
| 230 | Punjab | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 129,741 | 81,951 | 47,790 |
| 231 | Punjab | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 837,320 | 469,584 | 367,736 |
| 232 | Punjab | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 129,427 | 71,163 | 58,264 |
| 233 | Rajasthan | Total | 56,507,188 | 29,420,011 | 27,087,177 |
| 234 | Rajasthan | Illiterate | 28,805,178 | 11,372,854 | 17,432,324 |
| 235 | Rajasthan | Literate | 27,702,010 | 18,047,157 | 9,654,853 |
| 236 | Rajasthan | Literate but below matric/secondary | 20,372,532 | 13,002,772 | 7,369,760 |
| 237 | Rajasthan | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 4,079,484 | 3,067,211 | 1,012,273 |
| 238 | Rajasthan | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 32,231 | 26,280 | 5,951 |
| 239 | Rajasthan | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,302,530 | 951,540 | 350,990 |
| 240 | Rajasthan | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 169,283 | 134,644 | 34,639 |
| 241 | Sikkim | Total | 540,851 | 288,484 | 252,367 |
| 242 | Sikkim | Illiterate | 222,516 | 99,424 | 123,092 |
| 243 | Sikkim | Literate | 318,335 | 189,060 | 129,275 |
| 244 | Sikkim | Literate but below matric/secondary | 241,432 | 139,448 | 101,984 |
| 245 | Sikkim | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 54,040 | 33,616 | 20,424 |
| 246 | Sikkim | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 654 | 555 | 99 |
| 247 | Sikkim | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 12,589 | 8,467 | 4,122 |
| 248 | Sikkim | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 1,759 | 1,294 | 465 |
| 249 | Tamil Nadu | Total | 62,405,679 | 31,400,909 | 31,004,770 |
| 250 | Tamil Nadu | Illiterate | 21,881,134 | 8,591,247 | 13,289,887 |
| 251 | Tamil Nadu | Literate | 40,524,545 | 22,809,662 | 17,714,883 |
| 252 | Tamil Nadu | Literate but below matric/secondary | 25,112,423 | 13,591,518 | 11,520,905 |
| 253 | Tamil Nadu | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 8,591,469 | 5,070,148 | 3,521,321 |
| 254 | Tamil Nadu | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 438,918 | 383,604 | 55,314 |
| 255 | Tamil Nadu | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 1,733,959 | 1,084,493 | 649,466 |
| 256 | Tamil Nadu | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 462,739 | 307,107 | 155,632 |
| 257 | Tripura | Total | 3,199,203 | 1,642,225 | 1,556,978 |
| 258 | Tripura | Illiterate | 1,177,104 | 491,518 | 685,586 |
| 259 | Tripura | Literate | 2,022,099 | 1,150,707 | 871,392 |
| 260 | Tripura | Literate but below matric/secondary | 1,678,617 | 927,002 | 751,615 |
| 261 | Tripura | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 212,603 | 137,239 | 75,364 |
| 262 | Tripura | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 3,090 | 2,814 | 276 |
| 263 | Tripura | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 92,005 | 62,168 | 29,837 |
| 264 | Tripura | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 7,845 | 6,234 | 1,611 |
| 265 | Uttar Pradesh | Total | 166,197,921 | 87,565,369 | 78,632,552 |
| 266 | Uttar Pradesh | Illiterate | 90,478,637 | 38,663,956 | 51,814,681 |
| 267 | Uttar Pradesh | Literate | 75,719,284 | 48,901,413 | 26,817,871 |
| 268 | Uttar Pradesh | Literate but below matric/secondary | 52,251,327 | 32,466,989 | 19,784,338 |
| 269 | Uttar Pradesh | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 15,113,677 | 10,789,684 | 4,323,993 |
| 270 | Uttar Pradesh | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 95,153 | 83,190 | 11,963 |
| 271 | Uttar Pradesh | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 4,560,394 | 3,261,985 | 1,298,409 |
| 272 | Uttar Pradesh | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 409,003 | 326,625 | 82,378 |
| 273 | Uttaranchal | Total | 8,489,349 | 4,325,924 | 4,163,425 |
| 274 | Uttaranchal | Illiterate | 3,383,567 | 1,317,049 | 2,066,518 |
| 275 | Uttaranchal | Literate | 5,105,782 | 3,008,875 | 2,096,907 |
| 276 | Uttaranchal | Literate but below matric/secondary | 3,410,284 | 1,935,591 | 1,474,693 |
| 277 | Uttaranchal | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 1,104,020 | 708,011 | 396,009 |
| 278 | Uttaranchal | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 20,619 | 16,852 | 3,767 |
| 279 | Uttaranchal | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 416,242 | 254,386 | 161,856 |
| 280 | Uttaranchal | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 43,913 | 32,440 | 11,473 |
| 281 | West Bengal | Total | 80,176,197 | 41,465,985 | 38,710,212 |
| 282 | West Bengal | Illiterate | 32,979,796 | 14,013,559 | 18,966,237 |
| 283 | West Bengal | Literate | 47,196,401 | 27,452,426 | 19,743,975 |
| 284 | West Bengal | Literate but below matric/secondary | 35,848,340 | 20,034,691 | 15,813,649 |
| 285 | West Bengal | Matric/secondary but below graduate | 7,151,996 | 4,599,198 | 2,552,798 |
| 286 | West Bengal | Technical diploma or certificate not equal to degree | 95,799 | 87,427 | 8,372 |
| 287 | West Bengal | Graduate and above other than technical degree | 2,940,062 | 2,010,100 | 929,962 |
| 288 | West Bengal | Technical degree or diploma equal to degree or post-graduate degree | 246,312 | 183,006 | 63,306 |
| Source: Census of India 2001 | |||||
