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Educational attainment in India, Census 2011
Census 2011 recorded 68,288,971 people at graduate level or above, 6.53% of the table population after excluding children aged 0–6. The denominator retains age not stated. The broad category combines graduates and higher qualifications.
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| Education level | Persons | Males | Females | Share of population excluding ages 0–6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded as illiterate | 282,700,912 | 102,754,382 | 179,946,530 | 27.02% |
| Literate without educational level | 35,153,231 | 19,278,416 | 15,874,815 | 3.36% |
| Below primary | 146,897,597 | 78,445,099 | 68,452,498 | 14.04% |
| Primary | 184,170,833 | 99,311,072 | 84,859,761 | 17.60% |
| Middle | 133,903,266 | 77,629,578 | 56,273,688 | 12.80% |
| Matric or secondary | 105,939,743 | 63,769,834 | 42,169,909 | 10.12% |
| Higher secondary or equivalent | 77,942,593 | 46,481,321 | 31,461,272 | 7.45% |
| Non-technical diploma below degree | 1,072,289 | 726,565 | 345,724 | 0.10% |
| Technical diploma below degree | 7,238,719 | 5,354,161 | 1,884,558 | 0.69% |
| Graduate and above | 68,288,971 | 42,120,460 | 26,168,511 | 6.53% |
| Unclassified | 3,031,570 | 1,647,116 | 1,384,454 | 0.29% |
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| Age group | People in group | Graduate and above | Share of age group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 24,826,640 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 8 | 26,968,373 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | 23,424,638 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 10 | 30,552,107 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | 24,740,946 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 12 | 27,877,307 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 13 | 24,280,683 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 14 | 25,258,169 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 15 | 25,899,454 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 16 | 24,592,293 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 17 | 21,217,467 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 18 | 27,958,147 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 19 | 20,859,088 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 20-24 | 111,424,222 | 13,170,028 | 11.82% |
| 25-29 | 101,413,965 | 14,119,774 | 13.92% |
| 30-34 | 88,594,951 | 10,341,988 | 11.67% |
| 35-39 | 85,140,684 | 8,173,370 | 9.60% |
| 40-44 | 72,438,112 | 6,326,586 | 8.73% |
| 45-49 | 62,318,327 | 4,919,451 | 7.89% |
| 50-54 | 49,069,254 | 3,694,020 | 7.53% |
| 55-59 | 39,146,055 | 2,868,480 | 7.33% |
| 60-64 | 37,663,707 | 1,973,967 | 5.24% |
| 65-69 | 26,454,983 | 1,089,553 | 4.12% |
| 70-74 | 19,208,842 | 661,941 | 3.45% |
| 75-79 | 9,232,503 | 327,998 | 3.55% |
| 80+ | 11,289,005 | 339,629 | 3.01% |
| Age not stated | 4,489,802 | 282,186 | 6.29% |
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| 2011 state or union territory | Graduate and above |
|---|---|
| State - JAMMU & KASHMIR | 653,764 |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH | 446,609 |
| State - PUNJAB | 1,760,846 |
| State - CHANDIGARH | 194,453 |
| State - UTTARAKHAND | 910,288 |
| State - HARYANA | 1,877,085 |
| State - NCT OF DELHI | 2,757,844 |
| State - RAJASTHAN | 3,063,282 |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH | 9,919,838 |
| State - BIHAR | 3,061,676 |
| State - SIKKIM | 32,669 |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 53,606 |
| State - NAGALAND | 89,718 |
| State - MANIPUR | 225,620 |
| State - MIZORAM | 49,621 |
| State - TRIPURA | 137,812 |
| State - MEGHALAYA | 90,519 |
| State - ASSAM | 1,011,345 |
| State - WEST BENGAL | 4,827,817 |
| State - JHARKHAND | 1,328,477 |
| State - ODISHA | 1,783,797 |
| State - CHHATTISGARH | 1,018,853 |
| State - MADHYA PRADESH | 3,222,802 |
| State - GUJARAT | 3,174,158 |
| State - DAMAN & DIU | 12,802 |
| State - DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 19,174 |
| State - MAHARASHTRA | 8,639,081 |
| State - ANDHRA PRADESH | 5,577,387 |
| State - KARNATAKA | 4,043,647 |
| State - GOA | 146,828 |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP | 2,302 |
| State - KERALA | 2,531,321 |
| State - TAMIL NADU | 5,457,742 |
| State - PUDUCHERRY | 142,029 |
| State - ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 24,159 |
Source and coverage
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Census 2011, table C-08. The CSV includes total, rural and urban rows for India and 35 Census-era states and union territories. Residence totals overlap with their components.
Official table catalogue · Original workbook
Source checked 2026-11-03. Download rows retain the original workbook row number. Counts describe 2011 boundaries and categories.